Valentin Egorshin
That emerges from an overview published on Friday by the responsible financial supervisory authority. At the same time, for example, the accounts of those affected are blocked. The terrorist organizations Islamic State and Al-Qaeda are on this list.
According to Nawalny’s team, the regional staff do not exist as a separate organization or as a legal entity. “How can a non-existent organization be included in the official register?” Asked the staff on Twitter.
The Russian judiciary had already banned the organizations of the opposition from working at the beginning of the week. According to Nawalny’s team, this will apply until an application by the Moscow public prosecutor’s office decides to classify the organizations as extremist. When a judgment will be made was unclear.
On Thursday, the opposition’s team stopped the work of the politically active staff in the regions. The aim was to prevent employees and supporters from threatening convictions if the organization was classified as extremist. According to the company’s own information, there were almost 40 regional offices across the country. This network is the most important political force in the country, it was said.
Nawalyn’s supporters criticize the judiciary as politically motivated. Navalny, who ended a hunger strike only a week ago on the advice of his doctors, is being held in a prison camp east of the capital, Moscow.
The Kremlin opponent was arrested in January after returning from Germany, where he had recovered from an assassination attempt with the neurotoxin Novitschok. He was sentenced to several years in prison for failing to fulfill probation requirements in previous criminal proceedings.
Published: 04/30/2021, 7:20 pm
Last updated: April 30, 2021, 7:20 pm