The leaders of charitable foundations sent a letter to Russian President Vladimir Putin with a request not to extend the law on foreign agents to them. This is reported by the Takie Delo portal.
The appeal indicates that the activities of charitable foundations cannot be considered political. In addition, the work of these NGOs is monitored by the Ministry of Justice. In this regard, the signatories request to amend paragraph 7 of art. 1 of the Federal Law “On Non-Profit Organizations” and state it as follows:
“Clause 6 of Article 2 of this Law federal does not apply to associations of employers, chambers of commerce and industry, registered charities in the manner prescribed by law. ”
Also, the fund managers propose to give the right to NPOs registered in the register of foreign agents to opt out if the changes in the law are approved.
Currently 40 people have signed the letter. Among them & nbsp; co-founder of the charitable fund “ Give life '' Chulpan Khamatova, artistic director of the Moscow Chekhov Art Theater and co-founder of the Konstantin Khabensky charity foundation, co-founder of the Sunflower charitable foundation Timur Bekmambetov and others. & Nbsp;
Earlier it was reported that a law entered into force in Russia toughening the rules for the work of foreign non-profit agents. In particular, organizations are now required to report annually to the Department of Justice on their work, income and expenses.