MOSCOW, June 11 (RAPSI, Diana Gutsul) – The online newspaper Kasparov.ru has filed a suit with the Khamovnichesky Court in Moscow to overturn the decisions of the Prosecutor General’s Office and Roskomnadzor, which led to the blocking of the newspaper’s website, the plaintiff’s lawyer, Damir Gainutdinov, told RIA Novosti.

In March, the Federal Service for Supervision of Communications, Information Technology and Mass Media (Roskomnadzor) added Grani.ru, Kasparov.ru, the site of Yezhednevny Zhurnal and the blog of opposition leader Alexei Navalny to the list of banned sites at the request of the Prosecutor General’s Office. Roskomnadzor claimed that these internet resources encouraged “illegal activity and participation in public events that are held in violation of the established procedure.”

“Users informed the editorial board on March 13 that the site was blocked. We have asked the court to overturn the action of the Prosecutor General’s Office and the subsequent Roskomnadzor directive to the providers to block access to Kasparov.ru, and to reopen access to the site,” Damir Gainutdinov said, adding that a date for the hearing has not been set.

Previously, the Grani.ru online newspaper contested the above actions of the Prosecutor General’s Office and Roskomnadzor. After the Tagansky Court ruled against the plaintiff, Grani.ru filed an appeal. The case is pending.