In the State Duma introduced a bill to create a list of “undesirable” foreign and international organizations – Bulletin

In the State Duma introduced a bill to create a list of "undesirable" foreign and international organizations – Bulletin

The amendments to the number of federal laws prepared deputies Anton Ishchenko ( LDPR) and Alexander Tarnavskiy ( « Just Russia”). The decision on the « undesirable” foreign entity will be taken in consultation with the Attorney General’s Office Ministry of Foreign Affairs on the basis of law enforcement information . The list of such organizations will lead the Ministry of Justice. In « junk” organization to freeze the accounts, prohibit the dissemination of information materials, and those who continue to participate in its activities will be held administratively and even criminal liability. On Bill received positive reviews of the government and the Supreme Court of ( cm. Incision).

The bill is not directed against any specific organizations, and is designed to eliminate a possible threat from the outside, explained « Sheets” Ishchenko: « It is unacceptable that some of the foreign companies had the opportunity to hand out weapons to people, as it was in Ukraine.” The deputy admitted that the positive responses of the government and the Supreme Court became a surprise for authors: « It seems that we got in the plane and the bill is really necessary in the current situation. ” Tarnavskiy was yesterday unavailable for journalists.

« Colleagues think in the right way and for such a bill is necessary to enlist the support of all three departments concerned,” ?? said first deputy chairman of the Committee on Public Organizations Mikhail Markelov ( « United Russia”). But a source in the committee said that this project ?? old idea Tarnavskii, and « without the consent of the deputy does not and step»: « The Kremlin large towers much, and they share resources. The bill overslept and security forces, they were surprised by them ».

This project is in the spirit of recent Russian initiatives to combat international terrorism and the Western countries use similar mechanisms to purify their societies of Representatives, for example, « Islamic state,” says the source « Sheets “in the government. According to him, the organization can be considered extremist only by court order, but the process is very long, and under the law of terrorists masquerading, for example, under the funds help animals, you can expel from the country.

The bill fits in the general outline of recent initiatives that consistently stifle independent organizations, the director of the Russian representation Amnesty International Sergei Nikitin. He does not understand why duplicate the NGO law, which defines any illegal actions and fantastic fines for them: for this law, international organizations in Russia have become the subjects of planned inspections, prosecutors may actually appear in any organization and stop its activities by administrative means. This law ?? part of the propaganda campaign against all things foreign, the authorities and so there is a possibility to close all agree the program director of the Moscow Bureau of Human Rights Watch Lokshina. So, ostensibly for technical reasons, was stopped activities of the International Crisis Group, ( International Crisis Group), she recalls. Legislators, it turns out, there is still room to move in restraining initiatives, says the head of the Human Rights Centre « Memorial” Alexander Cherkasov: « Quoting Saltykov-Shchedrin: even the dead Teteria suspected that it was silent during the day and sleeps at night. Doctors advise laugh ».