An unsanctioned action against broadening of proxies of secret
services was held by Youth YABLOKO activists in St.Petsersburg.
The action was held in front of the Big House (the Federal
Security Service building in St.Petersburg, Liteyniy 4).
Two young activists were dressed as prisoners with inscriptions
“A Victim of the Regime” on their clothes. Three other activists
acting as KGB men shot the victims with red paint by the entrance
to the FSB building.
“We have shown the pinnacle of this amendment to the FSB
law when ordinary people will become potential prisoners as
it was in 1937 [under Stalin],” Alexander Gudimov, leader
of St.Petersburg Youth YABLOKO said. “Then [in 1937] they
had special proxies, however, they used these against people
and not against criminals,” he added.
The action ended by distribution of leaflets, the activists
also glued the leaflets on the FSB door.
“Now the successors of the KGB men can issue a warning to
any of us, if they don’t like our behaviour or position, runs
YABLOKO’s leaflet. – Adoption of this law means restoration
Stalin’s traditions and the authorities’ attack against human
rights and liberties, which have been already reduced almost
to zero in modern Russia.”
No one was arrested during the action.
The draft law adopted by the State Duma and the Federation
Council (the two chambers of the Russian parliament) sets
a complex of “preventive measures” which should be taken by
FSB in interaction to terrorists and extremists. In the absence
of grounds to bring criminal charges against a person, FSB
obtains a right to issue and official warning on inadmissibility
of the actions “giving rise to the reasons and creating conditions
for making crimes”. From now on the head of the FSB or his
deputy within ten days after receiving information on the
corresponding actions by a person adopts, in accordance with
the conclusions made after checking on these data, a decision
on issuing an official warning which should be handed (or
forwarded) to a person within at least five days from adoption
of such decision. The warning may be appealed in court. Simultaneously
a norm on administrative liability for non-obeying to the
lawful order or demand by a FSB officer is added to the Administrative
Offences Code.
At present these amendments are waiting for President’s signature
only to become a law.
See also:
The judge watched the video of
detention of YABLOKO’s activist by the State Duma. Press Release.
July 21, 2010
One-person picketing against
broadening of the competence of secret services conducted
by the Federation Council. Press Release. July 19, 2010
YABLOKO’s activists
convicted for a one-person picket against the new law on secret
services. Press Release. July 15, 2010
Sergei Mitrokhin: President
crossed out the course towards modernisation. Press Release.
July 15, 2010
Judge sends the cases of
young YABLOKO activists to additional investigation. Press
Release,
July 14, 2010.
Young YABLOKO activists are
facing 15 days of arrest. Press Release. July 9, 2010
Activists of the Youth YABLOKO
enchained themselves with handcuffs by the Russian parliament
protesting against the new security service law. Press Release.
July 9, 2010.
YABLOKO
Against Boradening of Proxies of Secret Services
Human
Rights
Overcoming Stalin's
Legacy
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