Moscow:
A Russian court on Tuesday imposed sweeping bans on jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny’s Anti-Corruption Foundation (FBK), its director stated, though it considers regardless of whether to designate the group an extremist organisation.
FBK director Ivan Zhdanov stated on Twitter that the court had banned the group from posting content on the web, making use of state media, organising protests, participating in elections and making use of bank deposits.
Earlier Tuesday the Moscow city court’s press service told reporters a judge had agreed to a “ban on certain activities” for the FBK with no clarifying what they have been as the case is getting heard behind closed doors.
Navalny’s organisations are facing an extremist label that would place them on par with the Islamic State group and Al-Qaeda, banning their activities in Russia.
On Monday, the Moscow prosecutor’s workplace stated it ordered Navalny’s nationwide network of regional offices to cease working though the court decided on the request for the designation.
The regional offices stated they would cease their operations instantly to shield their staff and supporters.
The FBK routinely releases investigations into alleged graft by officials at all levels of government, normally accompanied by YouTube videos.
Navalny’s regional offices help his graft investigations and his Smart Voting technique, which directs voters to cast their ballots for candidates very best placed to defeat Kremlin-linked opponents.
The 44-year-old opposition figure was arrested in January just after returning to Russia from Germany, exactly where he had spent months recovering from a poisoning attack he blames on President Vladimir Putin.
He is serving two-and-a-half years in a penal colony outdoors of Moscow for violating parole terms on old fraud charges he and his allies say are politically motivated.
Authorities have ratcheted up stress against his allies given that his return to Russia, with quite a few top rated aides possessing left the nation or been placed beneath residence arrest.
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