Vitaly Simonov

According to the investigation, he knew about the existence of a court decision to recognise the interregional public association “Union of Slavic Forces of the Rus” (its other names being the “Union of Soviet Socialist Republics” and the “USSR”) as an extremist organisation and to ban its activities in the entire territory of the Russian Federation, but despite this he continued to carry out actions to organise activities and participate in this banned organisation, attracted like-minded people, held meetings in the premises rented by them, and conducted propaganda work, including with the use of the Internet, his aim being the propagation of the idea of denying the breakup of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics as a state, as well as opposing the government agencies of the Russian Federation due to their lack of legitimacy. In addition, he engaged in the financing of this banned organisation. He was appointed to the position of “USSR state authorities” by the head of the interregional public association “Union of Slavic Forces of the Rus” <...>., carried out his instructions, met with its members on several occasions on the issues of coordinating their actions on the territory of <...>.