Revision “Between the Lines” in connection with a search warrant from the chief editor made a statement – Rosbalt.RU

 In connection with the search warrant from the chief editor of the Nizhny Tagil news agency “Between the Lines” Natalia Vakhonin editors issued an open appeal.

 “In early July, the editors have come and asked employees CPE Natalia Vakhonin” admit in an amicable way “to place in 2011 in the social network” VKontakte “extremist songs. At the same time employees were promised immediately to close the deal for the lapse of time and pass it to the archive. Of course, Natalie refused to take the blame for a crime he did not commit, and on a survey of the UK as a witness took advantage, on the advice of lawyers, article 51 of the Constitution. Even then it was clear that the interest of CPE employees who came from Yekaterinburg to Nizhny Tagil for songs, is not accidental. We believe that the pressure of the security forces, using the theme of combating terrorism and extremism due to the professional activities of Natalya Vakhonin and the whole team AN “Between the Lines”. Our agency has three and a half years – during which time we have repeatedly published materials about the resonance of representatives of government, business, law enforcement agencies. Just two weeks before the visit operatives CPE, for example, we have published an investigation about a billion-dollar business of the company “Aptly Industries Rus”, owned by the mayor of Nizhny Tagil and member of the Supreme Council of “United Russia” Sergei Nosov, “- the statement says

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 “We know about the persecution of the popular series and independent Russian edition, many of them over the past five years have been disorganized or blocked. We do not rule out that one day will come and for us. At the same time, we consider it absolutely unacceptable break with a search warrant at 8 am in the mother’s apartment four-year girl, known and respected journalist in the city on trumped-up criminal proceedings, submitted to the neighbors, that you opened the doors lead to a dummy witnesses and turn the whole apartment. We consider unacceptable threat to the journalist to arrange problems at work, his family, that today allow themselves to security forces, “- journalists indicate

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 “Constitution of Russia, which for many of the authorities became a dead letter, guaranteed the freedom of the media. In recent years, we see how this freedom to come and repressive apparatus, with which you can put behind repost in social networks or careless statement, expanded “, – he stated the staff of the Academy” Between the Lines “. The journalists said they did not stop their activities, despite threats and intimidation.

 Recall that on Thursday at 07:48 am in the apartment of the chief editor of the agency Natalia Vakhonin officers came to counter extremism Center, the Investigative Committee and the FSB. Security officials presented a search warrant in a criminal case under article 282 of the Criminal Code “inciting hatred or hostility, and humiliation of human dignity”. She had taken the phone, laptop and media. As the director Yegor Bychkov agency, the reason for the initiation of the case was the fact that the alleged, in 2011, she placed in his “VKontakte” songs “degrading Russian citizen».

 Today at 14:30 Natalya Vakhonin summoned for questioning in the investigation committee. The lawyer of the international human rights organization “Agora” Bushmakov Alex, who agreed to defend the chief editor of the Academy “Between the Lines” will ask to move the questioning for tomorrow, to have time to get acquainted with the case.