 Source: HRO.org (info) Memorial Human Rights Centre has filed an official request with the Moscow Prosecutor's Office asking exactly what information, concerning an alleged violation of the law, received by prosecutors provided grounds for the inspection. The prosecutors arrived at Memorial Human Rights Centre on Tuesday 26 March together with officials from the Ministry of Justice and the Federal Taxation Service. Earlier, similar inspections had begun at the International Memorial Society and the Moscow Memorial Society. The official letter issued by the Moscow Prosecutor's Office and dated March 21, 2013, says that the inspection is being conducted to determine whether Memorial ‘complies with the current legislation governing NGOs, religious organizations, and other non-profit organisations.’ According to Article 21 of the law on the procuracy, prosecutors are authorized to conduct an inspection concerning compliance with legislation only on the basis of information received by prosecutors about alleged violations of the law. However, prosecutors Dmitry Chernomorets and Maxim Dudarev, who are inspecting Memorial Human Rights Centre, have both declined to explain what information about alleged violations of the law by the organization they have received. On this basis, Memorial Human Rights Centre has filed an official request with the Moscow Prosecutor's Office to provide explanations with regard to the following points: 1. What exactly is the information (including its source, date and contents) that provides a legal basis for the inspection? 2. What exactly is the law (including the law's name, official number and relevant articles) the alleged violation of which provides a legal basis for the inspection? The request was submitted to the Moscow Prosecutor’s Office on 26 March. March 27, 2013 This text is based on a translation published by Memorial |
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