In Solnechnogorsk, Investigative Committee officers detained a follower of the religious movement "AllatRa"; a case was opened against the man for cooperation with an "undesirable" organization (Part 2 of Article 284.1 of the Criminal Code). Information about this was published on the agency's website, and Mediazona drew attention to this.
It is unknown when exactly the court will decide on a preventive measure. The detainee's home was also searched.
According to security officials, from August 2023 to February 2024, the man received at least 17 million rubles, part of which he spent on printing the AllatRa movement newspaper with a circulation of 160 thousand copies.
The international public movement "AllatRa" was recognized as an "undesirable" organization in August 2023.
“Activists of the AllatRa International Movement on the territory of the Russian Federation are receiving instructions from Ukrainian curators about the need to establish contacts with representatives of opposition forces and to carry out joint coordinated actions to discredit the policies of federal and regional government bodies,” the Prosecutor General’s Office stated at the time.
The AllatRa movement was founded in Ukraine in 2011. It is a combination of religious cults, philosophical and esoteric views.
- Since 2015, according to Russian law , foreign or international organizations that, in the opinion of the authorities, pose a “threat to the foundations of the constitutional order of the Russian Federation, the country’s defense capability, or state security” can be recognized as “undesirable.” Such organizations are prohibited from operating in the country, and a number of other restrictions are imposed on them — for example, they are not allowed to distribute information materials in Russia. The decision to recognize is made by the Prosecutor General’s Office in agreement with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. More information about which organizations have been added to the list can be found in the OVD-Info project “ Inoteka .”
Participation in the activities of an "undesirable organization" is subject to administrative liability (Article 20.33 of the Code of Administrative Offenses, the maximum penalty is a fine of up to 15 thousand rubles for citizens), and in case of repeated participation, criminal liability (Part 1 of Article 284.1 of the Criminal Code, the maximum penalty is imprisonment for up to four years). Article 284.1 is also applied for financing or organizing the activities of an "undesirable organization", in which case the punishment may be up to five and up to six years of imprisonment, respectively.
The international human rights organization Amnesty International called the law on “undesirable organizations” a way to “denigrate independent NGOs, deprive them of funding, and impose harsh penalties on their members.” The law, according to human rights activists, is used “to combat dissent and stifle freedom of expression and independent civil society organizations in Russia.” The UN Human Rights Committee recommended that Russia repeal or revise the legislation on “undesirable organizations.”