Admin l Wednesday, February 28, 2018
MOSCOW, Russia – The Supreme Court of Russia today declared Artpodgotovka Civil Movement, an extremist organisation. The Artpodgotovka Civil Movement is headed by Vyacheslav Maltsev. According to Rapsi, the court also dismissed an appeal against a ruling by the Krasnoyarsk Regional Court.
Counsel to Maltsev, Igor Eliphkhanov told the court that the Artpodgotovka organization does not exist and that the movement was active only on the Internet representing the will of individuals, who did not receive any directives from Maltsev.
But prosecutor Tatyana Lazareva said that the movement had defined name, symbols and a leader who tasked the organization’s members with particular goals.
She added that the movement’s members propagated ideas of revolution and riots to dismantle the state authority. In 2017, many of these members became defendants in criminal cases over extremism.
“In November 2017, the Federal Security Service (FSB) stated that it suppressed activity of the movement’s conspicuous cell. Allegedly on November 4 and 5, 2017, its members planned to commit extremist actions in order to provoke mass riots”Rapsi has reported.
Some alleged extremists were arrested with 15 bottles containing inflammatory liquid in their possession. Cells in Moscow, Kazan, Krasnoyarsk, Samara, Saratov and Krasnodar were also suppressed.
According to FSB, the unregistered movement was created by Maltsev to organize a revolution in Russia.
