The Federation Council approved the law, according to which the first instance on the consideration and resolution of administrative cases on restricting access to social networks and messengers will be the Moscow City Court. This was reported by Kommersant.
The publication notes that according to the current law, the Mosgorsud is the first instance in cases of restriction of access to online cinemas.
The relevant changes are made to the Code of Administrative Procedure of the Russian Federation. It is supplemented by the Regulation, according to which the Moscow City Court will be able to consider and resolve administrative cases related to the “exercise of judicial control over the observance of human and citizen rights and freedoms, the rights of organizations”, including administrative cases of restricting access to messengers, “the functioning of which is ensured on the Internet “.
The State Duma adopted the law on November 22. How note lawyers of Roskomvoboda, initially in the bill No. 172918-8 norms about blocking social networks and messengers of the Moscow There were no, but the amendments themselves were aimed at “clarifying the procedure and conditions for the submission of the accused/suspects of a new/repeated application for compensation for violation of the right to criminal proceedings within a reasonable time.” However, by the second reading, the deputies decided to expand the powers of the Moscow City Court with a new correction.