A protocol on calls for separatism was drawn up against an ex-deputy “foreign agent” from Yakutia
Denunciation of Alexander Ivanov His colleagues wrote. The former deputy of the Il Tumen of Yakutia was served with a summons to appear at the prosecutor's office the day before, and today he was ordered to appear in court.
"The article is extremist—the hearing should be held on the same day. We were surprised because we need time to study the materials and somehow build our defense, — Ivanov said on his Telegram channel. — Fortunately for us, the good news is that the judge accepted the case, but is not hearing it today.”
The administrative case was prompted by a video from a February 17 trip to Kazakhstan, in which Ivanov expressed envy for the independence and free will of the Kazakh people, while the Sakha people are prohibited from studying their language and history or managing their ancestral lands.
"They're just nitpicking—I shouldn't have said 'my people.' 'Brotherly people of Kazakhstan'—did I even mean anything there? So the assessment can hardly be considered independent." — Ivanov explains.
The day before, the deputy accused of being a "foreign agent" was stripped of his powers early. Deputy Chairman of the State Assembly of Yakutia, A.Fanasiy Vladimirov stated that a person who is “under foreign influence” cannot be in power.
Earlier, parliament requested an investigation into Ivanov's extremism and dissemination of fake news for his statements about the oppression of the rights of the Sakha people and the need for freedom.
After being included on the foreign agent list, Alexander Ivanov said it was "unexpected, but predictable." He cited one of the reasons for his call for regions to reflect and remind those in power "that we do, after all, have a democracy, and that disregard for the Constitution is a crime."
Video: Alexander Ivanov's Telegram channel, February 17
