Moscow Court Bans Russia’s Radical National Bolshevik Party

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Moscow Court Bans Russia’s Radical National Bolshevik Party

Created: 29.06.2005 16:38 MSK (GMT +3),
Updated: 16:38 MSK document.write(get_ago(1120048708)); , 3 hours 3 minutes ago



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The Moscow Regional Court has outlawed the radical National Bolshevik Party for violating Russian legislation on public associations, Interfax reported Wednesday.

The court complied with the demands of the Prosecutor’s Office that claimed the party violated Russian law within the period of 2000-2001.

The law strictly prohibits public associations whose aims and actions “are targeted at forced constitutional change, breaking the integrity of the Russian Federation, establishing armed units,” Interfax adds.

The Prosecutor’s Office cited the National Bolshevik Party’s rules and regulations that call for the establishment of a National Bolshevik army, changing the borders of the Russian Federation, preparing an armed invasion of Kazakhstan, where the party believes a “second Russia” should be established.

The lawsuit also mentioned the party’s leader, Eduard Limonov, who was detained in 2001 on charges of planning terrorist acts, establishing armed units etc.

The National Bolshevik Party numbers about 17,500 activists with an average age of 20, the party’s leader Limonov told the Globe and Mail newspaper in an interview published Tuesday. They are best known for their colorful antics — hitting politicians with tomatoes, mayonnaise, eggs and carnations — to protest against President Putin’s policies on social benefits, housing and electoral reform.

Dozens of police officers stormed the Bolsheviks’ headquarters in downtown Moscow last week, cutting through the doors with welding torches and detaining the people inside. It was only the latest in a series of crackdowns.

The Bolsheviks have 48 members in prison, more than any major party in Russia. Among those, 39 are scheduled for sentencing next week for occupying the reception room of a presidential building in a non-violent protest.