There is a document lying in front of me on the table.
There is a document lying in front of me on the table. It’s an ordinary lawsuit, you’ve seen dozens of these.
The only unusual thing about it is the name of the defendant.
This time, it’s President Vladimir Putin.
I don’t know who passed me this…
This court ruling...
We’re filing this class-action lawsuit to the Tverskoy district court of Moscow.
The court has no right to reject it.
Our constitutional rights have been violated, and we intend to assert them
We’re filing a lawsuit against Putin
because we think that this resentful man with a pursy mouth
is the one responsible for the largest case of political persecution of the last decade
— the FBK case.
The FBK case is Putin’s attempt to shake his fist
and a petty revenge for our anti-corruption investigations.
The FBK case is an attempt by the president
to hold on to his power by criminal means
It’s easy to see Putin’s interest: when your ratings are at an all-time low
and your party has practically ceased to exist, there are only two solutions:
you either bomb Voronezh or bomb FBK.
This time, he picked FBK.
According to Art.1 p.3 of the Federal Law «On the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation»,
the president administers the activities of the Investigative Committee.
This is why the president is directly responsible for the attack on FBK.
By opening this case, the president and his friends at the Investigative Committee
have trampled the Constitution and shown everyone that this is the last document they care about.
They’ve conducted 264 searches in apartments and HQs,
thus violating the Inviolability of residence, which is enshrined in Article 25 of the Constitution.
During the searches, some employees were robbed and humiliated.
Their personal information that was stolen during the searches
was later posted on garbage Telegram channels.
The grandmother of one the lawyers died of heart attack
after siloviki took technical equipment from her home without any legal explanation.
Such is the price of our president’s pettiness.
He violated the freedom of speech and thought enshrined in the Constitution.
With these searches, he sent us a clear message: thought crimes exist
and those who dare to talk about corruption automatically become enemies of the regime.
They need to be persecuted so that prosecutor Denis Popov or vice mayor Natalia Sergunina
can continue to enjoy their corrupt income.
Thanks, Mr. Putin, your priorities are clear.
Our constitutional rights to form labor unions and impart information have been violated.
The president must protect his citizens and their rights.
He must protect the Constitution as the main law.
But as we can see, Vladimir Putin prefers to shake his fists vindictively.
We demand to rule illegal the actions of Vladimir Putin as the guarantor of the Constitution.
He must protect the rights of his country’s citizens.
We demand to rule illegal the actions of Vladimir Putin that violate our rights and freedoms.
We demand to close the case against FBK.
The Constitution must be respected.
Stop shaking your fists and pursing your lips.
Do your job like we do ours.
Respect the laws and the Constitution as we do.