A report was drawn up against the author of the Ulyanovsk Telegram channel for mentioning Navalny

The police believe that the author of the channel should have reported the ban on Navalny’s organizations in publications mentioning his name.

On February 25, 2024, in Ulyanovsk, the police drew up a report under Part 2 of Art. 13.15 Code of Administrative Offenses (mention of an extremist organization without indicating its status) against the author of the local Telegram channel “Simbirsk Shugozhor” Vitaly Akhmerov.

As follows from the protocol published by Akhmerov himself, police complaints were caused by two of his publications dated February 19, in which actions in memory of Alexei Navalny were mentioned. According to law enforcement agencies, Navalny’s “name and surname (personality)” is widely recognizable and is directly associated with the Anti-Corruption Foundation (FBK), the Foundation for the Defense of Citizens' Rights (FZPG) and Navalny's headquarters, so Akhmerov had to indicate that these organizations are recognized as extremist .

In our opinion , the decision to recognize the structures of Alexei Navalny and his supporters as extremist - the Anti-Corruption Foundation (FBK), the Foundation for the Defense of Citizens' Rights (FZPG) and Navalny's headquarters - was made without sufficient grounds. It is even more unclear why the police decided to equate Navalny’s last name with the names of his structures. We also note that the legislation does not oblige ordinary Internet users to indicate in their publications that the organizations they mention are prohibited, and therefore the effect of Part 2 of Art. 13.15 of the Code of Administrative Offenses should apply only to the media.

Sources

• A copy of the protocol, for those interested // Simbirsk Shugozhor. 2024. February 25.