State Department Press Secretary Price: Washington Condemns Court Decision to Liquidate Memorial
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The United States condemned the liquidation of the international historical, educational, charitable and human rights society “Memorial” (recognized in Russia as an NGO-foreign agent) . State Department spokesman Ned Price announced this during a telephone briefing, RIA Novosti reported.
According to Price, Washington condemns the decision of the Russian Supreme Court. “We are calling for an end to the attacks on civil society in Russia,” he said.
Earlier, the German Foreign Ministry (MFA) reacted to the situation. The department said that the court's decision was “more than incomprehensible to them and contradicts international obligations in the field of protection of fundamental civil rights.”
On December 28, the Russian Supreme Court liquidated Memorial. The Prosecutor General's Office, which filed the relevant claim, stated that the reason was the repeated violation of the law on foreign agents. Memorial denies violations and believes that the case is political in nature and is aimed at destroying an organization that defends human rights and investigates political repression.
