180_148 interference 148. The Court concludes, with the reservations expressed in paragraphs 140 and 143 above, that the aim of “prevention of crime” should be taken NOVIKOVA AND OTHERS v. RUSSIA JUDGMENT 31 into consideration for the purpose of the necessity and proportionality analysis below in respect of the “interference” consisting in the termination of the applicants’ demonstration and the taking of the applicants to the police stations. The aim of “prevention of disorder” is relevant in respect of the applicants’ prosecution for administrative offences. (iv) Whether the interference was “necessary in a democratic society” (α) General principles