The legal action began in response to the government’s refusal to order an investigation into the findings of the Russia report, published by the Information and Security Committee (ISC) in July 2020, which provided credible evidence of Russian efforts to interfere in the electoral process of the United Kingdom. The lawsuit filed by Labor MP Ben Bradshaw, former Green Party leader Caroline Lucas, SNP MP Alyn Smith, Lib Dems Lord Strasburger and former Tory Lady Wheatcroft peer. The group claims that the government is violating Article 3 of the European Convention on Human Rights, which requires regular, free, secret elections that “ensure the free expression of public opinion”. Luke, a Brighton Pavilion MP, said: “As President Putin waged a war of terror on the Ukrainian people, he waged another war on the very principles of democracy. “Russia’s report is clear that there is credible evidence of Russian interference in the UK election process – and yet our government has consistently refused to investigate these serious findings.” Russia’s report described Russia’s intervention in the United Kingdom as “new and normal” and said it was credible in intervening in the UK election process, at least since the 2016 EU referendum. The ISC called for an investigation and an up-to-date legal and institutional framework to protect these proceedings from foreign interference. When the government failed to comply with these recommendations, the interparliamentary group joined forces with the nonprofit Citizens to apply for judicial review in August 2020. The review of the review was denied by the Supreme Court and the application was rejected. of the appeal team was rejected by the Court of Appeal. Lucas said: “Now we have no choice but to take our case to the European Court of Human Rights to try to force the government to conduct a full investigation into the evidence, otherwise we are jeopardizing free and fair elections. to be dear and to allow Putin to believe that, once again, he can escape hostile state interference in our democratic processes. “ Lord Strasburger said: “For some time it has been obvious that Putin has infiltrated the British establishment and our government. “As expected, Boris Johnson delayed the publication of the report on Russia as much as he could and then ignored its excellent recommendations. “He similarly refused to face the tsunami of dirty money that Russian oligarchs had been allowed to launder in London and moved against them only when the crisis in Ukraine meant he had no choice. “Even then he did as little as he could and gave the oligarchs plenty of time to oust their assets from the country. It is time to deal with this viper nest and we hope that this legal action will lead to a full report. ” The long-delayed report on Russia found that the British government and intelligence services had failed to properly assess the Kremlin’s efforts to intervene in the 2016 Brexit referendum. He asserted that his confession had been obtained through torture and that his confession had been obtained through torture.
