Roskomnadzor asked the court to immediately block Telegram

Today at 10:00 am in the Tagansky Court of Moscow, Judge Smolin Yu.M. held a conversation (preparatory meeting) in the framework of case No. 02-1779 / 2018 , which was filed at the suit of Roskomnadzor.



The Tagansky court did not notify the lawyers of the foreign company in advance about the scheduled conversation. Only yesterday, after the calls of journalists, the court secretary still called Telegram and reported on the conversation. When asked why the respondent wasn’t indicated in the case file, the court’s press secretary commented: “Telegram Messenger is not involved in the blocking case as a respondent, but as an interested party.”

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Today representatives of Roskomnadzor appeared in the Tagansky Court at the preparatory meeting. Telegram lawyers did not have time to prepare documents and get acquainted with the case in one day, therefore they were absent.



“To make it clear, Telegram is a foreign company, the representative’s powers are not drawn up by a simple letter of attorney, but by an apostil and other logistic skills. This is how to immediately jump up and run to the court after a call the next morning no one is ready and should not, ”said Pavel Chikov, head of the Agora human rights group representing the messenger.



Roskomnadzor ’s lawyer commented on the results of the preliminary meeting : “This court case is related to the dissemination of information and, since Telegram does not provide the keys to decode messages, we file a petition for the immediate execution of the court decision if the claim is satisfied”.



Consideration of the claim is essentially scheduled for April 13. Tagansky District Court, office 301, 10:00. The meeting is open.



Since Roskomnadzor requires the immediate execution of a court decision, the blocking of Telegram may be initiated on April 13. But if an appeal is filed, the decision will not enter into force until the appeal is heard in the court of second instance.



UPD. Pavel Durov forbade his lawyers to participate in tomorrow's lawsuit against Roskomnadzor’s lawsuit against Telegram, “in order not to legitimize a frank farce with his presence”.



UPD2. On April 13, the court decided to block Telegram in Russia . The decision is subject to immediate execution, the video .

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