We publish a review of the main and most significant events in the field of misuse of anti-extremist legislation in Russia in May 2012.Criminal prosecution In May 2012, known cases of illegal criminal prosecution affected mainly the followers of various religious groups that the Russian authorities consider socially dangerous, despite the fact that they are not associated with the practice or promotion of violence.

On June 4, 2012, it became known that the court of Kosh-Agach district of the Republic of Altai canceled fines for violation of migration legislation, imposed on three citizens of Kyrgyzstan on April 17, 2012. Kanybek Issakulov, Makhamatalym Baimatov and Nazarbek Tursunbaev, who came to Kosh-Agach at the invitation of the local Muslim organizations were subjected to administrative punishment after the visit border guards and immigration officers.

In July 2012 in the city of Neftekamsk, Republic of Bashkortostan the investigation of the criminal case on the initiation of the national hatred (part 1 of article 282 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation). An 18-year-old local will soon be in the dock resident who is accused of publishing on on his page on the social network VKontakte, an image of a neo-Nazi symbols and some racist language.

On June 4, 2012, the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation announced that the Military the investigative department of the RF Investigative Committee for the Severomorsky garrison initiated a criminal case under Part 2 of Art.

In June 2012, it became known that in the Ryomag supermarket in the city of Gatchina, Leningrad region, camouflage baseball caps with the coat of arms are on sale Third Reich. It is reported that baseball caps were made by order of one from Moscow firms. The young man who bought a baseball cap and looked at it coat of arms, turned to the store management for explanations, but intelligible received no response to his questions. After that, the young man called the police.

June 2, 2012 registrar R01 suspended the delegation of the nazbol.ru domain. The formal reason for the liquidation of the site is the non-confirmation of passport data domain owner that does not comply with the new registration rules. However, in the "Other Russia" link the closure of the site with pressure from the authorities. According to nazbol.info, attempts to block him in the recent in the past, undertook an investigation into the case of the Moscow Drugo-Russians.

In June 2012 in the city of Vladikavkaz, the Republic of Northern Ossetia-Alania completed the investigation of the criminal case on initiation national hatred (part 1 of article 282 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation). A 24-year-old local will soon be in the dock resident who is accused of being 10 and 15 December 2011 year in one of the social networks made several xenophobic statements calling to violence against ethnic Armenians, Azerbaijanis and Ingush.

On June 4, 2012, the lawyer of Pussy Riot members Nadezhda Tolokonnikova, Maria Alekhina and Ekaterina Samutsevich accused of holding a punk prayer in the Cathedral of Christ the Savior, Nikolai Polozov, announced that the investigation against his clients had been completed, and the defense had begun to familiarize itself with the case materials. Let us remind you that the alleged participants of the action were charged under Part 2 of Art.

The following is our review of May 2012’s primary and most representative examples of the misuse of anti-extremismlegislation in Russia. CriminalProsecution InMay 2012, known incidents of wrongful criminal prosecution affected mainly thefollowers of various religious groups that Russian authorities considersocially harmful, despite the fact that they are not connected to the practiceor advocacy of violence.

On May 22, 2012, in the Moscow district of Tsaritsyno , public hearings on the construction of the spiritual and educational center (st. Sevan, ow. 4) and two modular temples - at the intersection of Sevan and Baku streets and st. Bekhterev, ow. 3, bldg. 5. In the first case, 806 people voted in favor, 1262 - against.

On June 4, 2012 it became known that the Minister of Culture of Russia Vladimir Medinsky responded to the appeal of the Commissioner for Children's Rights Pavel Astakhov on the production of the opera "A Midsummer Night's Dream" at the Musical Theater them. Stanislavsky and Nemirovich-Danchenko. The minister sees no need intervene in the situation.

On June 4, 2012, the Consumer Rights Protection Society (OZPP) applied to the Khamovnichesky District Court of Moscow with a claim for the protection of an indefinite circle consumers. The defendant is the Cathedral of Christ the Savior. The applicants believe that in the temple for a long time when selling goods violated the legislation on the protection consumer rights.

In May 2012 no fewer than 12 people were harmed in assaults motivated by racism and neo-Nazism, one of whom was killed (a Turkish-Meshketin in Rostov-on-Don.) The incidents took place in Moscow (one injured,) Saint Petersburg (seven injured,) the Novosibirsk region (one injured,) the Rostov region (one killed, one injured,) and the Samara region (one injured.) Victims included natives of Central Asia (five injured,) the Caucasus (one killed, two injured,) members of informal and left youth

At the beginning of June 2012 in the city of Cheboksary, Chuvashskaya of the Republic, the investigation of the criminal case on the initiation of national hatred (part 1 of article 282 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation). A 51-year-old local will soon be in the dock a resident who is accused of posting in one from social networks a xenophobic article calling for violence against people from Central Asia.

June 4 2012, it became known that the Nagatinsky District Court satisfied the claim Nagatinsk Interdistrict Prosecutor's Office and obliged the provider "KS Telecom" restrict access to the site that hosts the electronic version of Henry's book Picker, Hitler's Table Talk. The decision has entered into force. Recall that we do not consider it lawful to block access to the site as a whole, if it is not recognized by the court as extremist.