Case 453_12
453_12 interference
12. It has not been disputed by the parties that Mr Navalnyy’s arrest
during the march and ensuing conviction for administrative offences
constituted an interference with his right to freedom of peaceful assembly.
That interference was based on the relevant provisions of the domestic law
(see Lashmankin and Others, cited above, §§ 216-312) and pursued the
legitimate aims of prevention of disorder and protection of the rights and NAVALNYY AND OTHERS v. RUSSIA JUDGMENT
4freedoms of others. It remains to be assessed whether the interference was
“necessary in a democratic society”.