Police officers involving officers of the anti-extremism and
anti-counterfeiting departments searched working place of Sergei
Simal, co-chair of International Social Ecological Union. As in
Irkutsk, police officers didn't explain anything to the co-chair of
the ecological organization and take away his computer.
Samara newspaper, quoting Igor Yusupov, the Acting Head of
Information and Public Relations at police department in Samara
region, says that searching of the working place of Sergei Simak
was due to a criminal investigation. Journalists add that legal
proceed was instituted, under Art. 282 Part 2 of the Criminal Code
("Extremism").
That's ridiculous. I cant understand the claims of the security
forces. I just cant understand what is going on, - said Sergei
Simak.
The point is that Sergei Simak is a representant of
International Social Ecological Union in a coalition of
non-governmental organization "For Baikal" and actively
participates in an all-Russian movement in defense of Utrish
national reserve park that Presidential Property Management
Department plans to build a sport complex.
Recently non-governmental organizations asked federal
authorities to cease harassment of environmentalists. The
resolutions of the many meetings required to "exclude the use of
force against members of environmental organizations fighting to
preserve Utrish and Baikal, as well as to provide a thorough
impartial investigation into the threats against environmentalists
and protect them and their loved ones." As can be seen, the
treatment of Russian citizens are left unattended.