Russian Ministry of Justice intends to close the “Memorial” – the Federal News Agency No.1

Russian Ministry of Justice intends to close the "Memorial" – the Federal News Agency No.1

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Moscow, October 11 . Russian Ministry of Justice filed a lawsuit in the Supreme Court and intends to liquidate the leading human rights organization “Memorial».

the Supreme Court on November 13 will consider the claim of the Ministry of Justice on the Elimination of the “Russian historical, educational, charitable and human rights organization” Memorial “. As reported on the website of the court, the claim entered on September 24 and the next day was accepted for production, but the details of the case were not specified.

One of the leaders of the “Memorial” Yang Raczynski said to “Interfax” that the organization has not received Department of Justice lawsuit. According to him, the authorities claim are linked to the structure of the “Memorial” and they appeared two years ago.

«The position of the Ministry of Justice is that a public organization should be arranged vertically – on the army or the party to the model needs to be carefully guided from the center. We originally had a different position – we horizontal organization, all our organizations are, “- said Raczynski. He also added that “Memorial” will file a complaint to the Constitutional Court, “because the Justice Department restricts the right of citizens to form associations».

Chairman of the Board of “Memorial” Arseny Roginskii explained that the ministry insists that the organization should be the head office and field offices, and “Memorial” is a loose association of several dozen organizations that have arisen independently of each other, according to Deutsche Welle.

«Memorial” is known for its archive of documents about Stalin’s repressions, but also frequently expressed about the modern human rights violations in Russia.

Along with most other human rights organizations “Memorial” has refused to register as a “foreign agent”, as required by the adopted in 2012 a law affecting the organization, engaged in political activity and receive funding from foreign sources.

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