Prosecutor’s office evaluated the activities of Freedom of Information Foundation (St. Petersburg) as political activity and requested the elimination of violations of the law of non-profit organizations. The eight-page long document depicts those aspects that prosecutor’s office believes to be signs of organization’s political activities. For example participation of the program director of the foundation in the London summit of Open Government Partnership was qualified as political activity. On the basis of the inspection, the foundation was requested to address to the Ministry of Justice and register as the organization, activities of which are equivalent to the activities of the foreign agent. Foundation has already stated the fact of qualifying their work as political activity has neither legal nor logical bases. The organization is planning to appeal to the court. IDFI supports Foundation for development of Freedom of Information. We hope that the court will be unbiased and impartial in regards of this case.
Posted on: Thu, 30 Jan 2014 09:38:08 +0000
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