On Friday, the Russian public prosecutor’s office declared the international organization Greenpeace undesirable because it poses a threat to constitutional order and security.
In a statement, the Public Prosecution Service indicated that Greenpeace’s activities are “accompanied by the active defense of political positions and attempts to interfere in the internal affairs of the state”.
“On many occasions, Greenpeace’s work is related to obstructing the implementation of Russian state programs by organizing information campaigns and massive public actions that have not been agreed with the authorities,” he emphasizes.
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The goal, he adds, “is to form a negative opinion in society and prevent the closing of energy and infrastructure projects that are beneficial to the country.”
He also accused her of promoting anti-Russian propaganda in the ongoing conflict with Ukraine, which calls for economic isolation and tightening of sanctions against Russia.
Greenpeace responded with a message on its Russian website expressing its “categorical disagreement with the decision of the prosecution”.
“This decision makes any form of Greenpeace activity in Russia illegal. For this reason, the Greenpeace branch in Russia has been forced to close,” the NGO added.
The list that Greenpeace entered already included 86 organizations, mostly American, such as the Atlantic Council, Transparency International and Bellona, and media such as Meduza, Bellingcat and The Insider.
Russia to investigate judges of the International Criminal Court after arrest warrant for Vladimir Putin for the conflict with Ukraine
Russia has also ordered that International Criminal Court (ICC) prosecutor Karim Khan be included in the list of people “wanted” by the judiciary. This, after an arrest warrant against Vladimir Putin was issued last March.
“Date of birth: March 30, 1970. Place of birth: Edinburgh, Scotland (…) Wanted under an article of the Penal Code,” reads the announcement on the website of the Home Office, consulted on Friday by the AFPwithout specifying the nature of the crime with which he is accused.
The ICC issued the arrest warrant for the “illegal deportation” of thousands of children from areas of Ukraine under Russian control in the context of the conflict with this former Soviet republic.
This accusation, similar to war crimes, was rejected by the Russian government, which denounced a legally “null and void” decision.
Source: Eluniverso
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