The Constitutional Court upheld a verdict against Ildar Dadin, a national activist, the first Russian citizen sentenced after the adoption of an amendment to the Criminal Code 2.12.1 on peaceful assembly and demonstrations.
Article 31 of the Russian Constitution provides that "citizens of the Russian Federation shall have the right of peaceful assembly with no weapons, as well as meetings, demonstrations, demonstrations and celebrations." The amendment of Criminal Law 2.12.1 is contrary to the spirit of the constitution. When the public has no effect on the constitution, it is their duty to resort to non-violent resistance. Russia's constitutional mechanism is failing, and the people as sovereigns should come forward to call for constitutional reform. For details see the Charter for Permanent Peace and Development.
