Russian court raps officials’ sack for speaking out
June 30th, 2011 - 10:34 pm ICT by IANSMoscow, June 30 (IANS/RIA Novosti) A Russian court Thursday ruled in favour of two former state officials who filed complaints after they were sacked for criticising the institutions they worked for.
Lyubov Kondratyev, former chief tax inspector from the Federal Tax Service, was fired after, in an interview with a TV channel, he criticised the system of repaying travel allowances.
Alexey Mumolin, a former police officer in the Tolyatti city, was sacked after he posted a video on internet criticising the running of his department.
The two officials said the legislation under which they were sacked contradicts the constitution, which guarantees freedom of speech, the right to disseminate information and equality of the people with no regard to their official capacity.
The constitutional court Thursday pointed out that an official can express his or her opinion publicly if it corresponds with public interests, and the motives are not aimed at achieving personal goals.
–IANS/RIA Novosti
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