"CPT" registered as foreign agent

The Russian Ministry of Justice (MoJ) has recognized NCO "Committee for the Prevention of Torture" (CPT), which since August 2015 continued activities of the liquidated "Committee against Torture", as a foreign agent. Igor Kalyapin, the head of the NCO, has reported that the "Committee for the Prevention of Torture" had never received money from foreign sources.

The "Caucasian Knot" has reported that on August 1, 2015, participants of the conference organized by the "Committee against Torture" unanimously decided to dissolve the organization. The "Committee against Torture" was replaced by the "Committee for the Prevention of Torture". According to Igor Kalyapin, the "Committee against Torture" has been divided into several organizations in order to ensure that no one of them does fall under the provisions of the law on foreign agents.

The Russian MoJ has reported that on January 14, the interregional public organizations "Committee for the Prevention of Torture" and "Bureau of Public Investigations" were included in the register of NCOs performing functions of foreign agents.

According to Igor Kalyapin, staff members of his NCO will not stop working, and all the cases currently accompanied by advocates in courts and investigating bodies of Russia will be continued.

Let us remind you that in December 2014, the head of the "Committee against Torture" has appealed to the law enforcement bodies. He has claimed that the statements voiced by Chechen Ramzan Kadyrov on responsibility of relatives for militants' actions violate the presumption of innocence.

Full text of the article is available on the Russian page of 24/7 Internet agency ‘Caucasian Knot’.