Friday, October 10, 2014

The Ministry of Justice has asked the Supreme Court to liquidate the “Memorial” – RBC

The Ministry of Justice has asked the Supreme Court to liquidate the "Memorial" – RBC

Chapter Human Rights Center” Memorial “Oleg Orlov, the building of the organization in the Small Carriage Lane in Moscow, on the facade of which is unknown in November 2012 made the inscription paint” foreign agent »

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The Ministry of Justice appealed to the Supreme Court with a claim on the Elimination of All-Russian public organization” Russian historical Educational, Charitable and Human Rights Society “Memorial”. On it informs RIA Novosti reported with reference to the Supreme Court.

«The statement of claim was received by the Court on September 24, the day the court made it to production. Hearing of the case will be held on November 13, “- said in court.

On the reason that the Ministry of Justice asked the Supreme Court on the Elimination of the” Memorial “, not yet reported.

«In our hands no claim of the Ministry of Justice, and there is only a telegram from the Supreme Court, we got about three days ago, which states that at the request of the Ministry of Justice will be considered a claim for the elimination of the Russian” Memorial ” , – told RBC chairman of the international “Memorial” Arseny Roginskii.

According to him, the Ministry of Justice has long makes a complaint to the Russian organization “Memorial”, in his own interpreting the provisions of the Law on Public Associations. Ministry comes from the fact that there should be the head office of which shall be established field offices, but the Russian “Memorial” – a loose association of several dozen organizations that have emerged on their own, and then merged into a nationwide organization.

According Roginskiy, losing the previous trials, the company decided to hold the conference at which he could discuss and possibly modify the organizational structure. About the conference in the Ministry of Justice a letter was sent, but the Ministry, without waiting for her, filed a lawsuit in the Supreme Court.

«If the Supreme Court would defer consideration of the matter and if he will make a decision on liquidation, it does not mean that the liquidated organizations belonging to the Russian” Memorial “, – says Roginskii – some will have to re-register, and only way to as we re-unite, we came up with. Just the whole story will spoil our blood and takes a lot of effort, but it does not lead to the fact that the social movement will disappear ».

« Russian Historical, Educational, Charitable and Human Rights Society “Memorial” was recorded back in the Ministry of Justice in 1992. Russian “Memorial” brings together more than 60 organizations in Russia.

In April 2014 Zamoskvoretskiy Moscow court rejected the claim of the international “Memorial” and found legal requirements city prosecutor’s office to register a non-profit organization as a foreign agent. Judgment, which was the reason for the trial, was issued April 29, 2013. Then the Moscow Prosecutor’s Office conducted an audit of the “Memorial” and required him to register with the Ministry of Justice as a foreign agent.

In the department felt that the center receives money from abroad, as well as participating in political activity: holds shares , participates in the formation of public opinion and trying to influence the decision-making authorities, change public policy.

Originally Rights Center “Memorial” has as its main objective the study of political repression in the Soviet Union. Now is a community of tens of organizations in Russia, Germany, Kazakhstan, Latvia, Armenia, Georgia and Ukraine, the leading research, advocacy and education work, said in a statement on its website.

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