MOSCOW, May 6 (RAPSI, Oleg Sivozhelezov) – The Russia’s Supreme Court will examine the lawfulness of the Moscow City Court ruling to liquidate nationalist movement “Russkiye” (The Russians) on May 11, a court representative told RAPSI on Friday.

“The Court has set the review of an appeal submitted by representatives of “The Russians” movement requesting to reverse the judgement defining it as an extremist movement and banning its activities in the territory of Russia,” – the RAPSI informant said.

The Moscow City Court reviewed a claim lodged by the Prosecutor’s Office, supported by the Justice Ministry and the Federal Security Service (FSB), and banned “The Russians” from carrying out their activities in the territory of the Russian Federation. Later, Dmitry Demushkin, the movement’s leader, announced its dissolution.

Nationalists could appeal against the ruling liquidating the movement only on the third try, as the Moscow City Court had twice turned down the complaints submitted by “The Russians”. As a result, already after the judgement on the liquidation of the movement had been given, “The Russians” had to hold a congress, elect a representative, and invest this representative with power of attorney to defend the movement’s interests.