2024-07-10 05:33:30
An opposition activist living in exile is accused of participating in the activities of an “extremist organization”.
The court said “after approving the request of the investigators and deciding to apply a preventive measure – arrest for two months”.
Ms. Navalnaya has vowed to continue the work of her husband, Alexei Navalny, a key opponent of Russian President Vladimir Putin who died in an Arctic prison in February.
Navalny criticized the decision to issue her arrest warrant in a statement, saying: “Vladimir Putin is a murderer and a war criminal. His place is in prison.”
The activist’s team also rejected the allegations against her.
A. Navalny’s former chief of staff, Leonidas Volkov, wrote on the “X” network that Mr. Navalnaya “was arrested (in absentia!) by the decision of the infamous Basman court in Moscow for being a member of an “extremist community.” According to L. Volkov, this is “a recognition of Yulia’s determination to continue Alexei’s fight.”
A. Navalny’s organizations were banned in Russia, recognized as “extremist” and included in the official list of “terrorists”.
Economist J. Navalnaya supported her husband when he organized mass protests in Russia. She flew out of the country with him when he was poisoned and then with him in 2021. returned to Moscow, knowing that he would be imprisoned.
After his death, Mr. Navalnaya promised to take up his late husband’s work and campaigned against Mr. Putin’s government from abroad.
When Russia held elections in March, Mr. Navalnaya called for mass protests against Mr. Putin, forming long lines at polling stations.
2024-07-10 05:33:30