The Prosecutor General’s Office declared undesirable the British “Institute of Public Administration”

According to the results of the audit, the Prosecutor General’s Office recognized the activities of the British “Institute of Public Administration” in Russia as undesirable. In department reportedthat the work of the institute poses a threat to “the foundations of the constitutional order, territorial integrity and security of the state.”

The department indicated that the organization’s functionaries allowed “aggressive” and “militarist” rhetoric towards the Russian Federation. “With the participation of the organization, ‘evidence’ of interference by the Russian Federation in the internal affairs of European states was fabricated, Russophobic conferences were organized and relevant documents were prepared,” the Prosecutor General’s Office said.

The Prosecutor General’s Office sent information about the decision taken to the Ministry of Justice to update the list of foreign and international NGOs whose activities are recognized as undesirable in the Russian Federation.

March 15, Prosecutor General of the country Igor Krasnov informedthat in 2022 40 international organizations were banned or declared undesirable in Russia. Later, Deputy Chairman of the Security Council of the Russian Federation Dmitry Medvedev named the use of NGOs as a “favorite method” of fighting Russia’s opponents in a hybrid war.

Grigory Leiba