Russian deputies ask the Prosecutor's Office to outlaw the NGO Greenpeace

MADRID, 8 Nov. (EUROPA PRESS) -

A group of pro-government deputies will present a petition to the Russian Prosecutor's Office for the environmental NGO Greenpeace to be classified as "undesirable", by virtue of one of the many laws that limit the activity of civil society organizations in the country, especially the foreign ones

Deputy Alexander Yakubovski, from United Russia, has confirmed in his Telegram profile an agreement to bring Greenpeace's activities before the Public Prosecutor's Office, the first step towards incorporating the NGO into a 'blacklist' that has been expanded in recent years. months after the start of the military offensive in Ukraine.

The law makes it possible to limit and even prohibit the activities of organizations based on ambiguous considerations regarding the origin of their funds or the activity they carry out within Russia, especially if it is understood that their work is contrary to the interests of the State or puts security at risk. national.

Greenpeace has maintained its activity in Russia in recent months, despite the growing repression of NGOs, and has continued to demand greater commitments in environmental matters, with complaints that, for example, have to do with the state of Lake Baikal, located in the Siberian area.