End of an Era : Russia Adds Navalny Political Network to ‘Terrorist and Extremist’ List
From Murmansk to Samara, Navalny activists say their movement is done. But many, with years of newfound political experience, vow to stay in politics. April 30, 2021 Navalny s regional network had formally disbanded Thursday in anticipation of the ruling. Albert Garnelis / TASS
Jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny’s political network has been blacklisted as a “terrorist-linked” organization, Russia’s state financial watchdog Rosfinmonitoring said Friday.
“Navalny Networks” now appears on Rosfinmonitoring’s searchable database of groups and persons with links to terrorist activities, which includes al-Qaeda, the Taliban and the Islamic State. The designation means that authorities can block the organization’s bank accounts.
Russia Blacklists Alexei Navalny s Network as Terror Organization, Cutting Off Bank Accounts
On 4/30/21 at 11:09 AM EDT
The political network of jailed Kremlin-critic Alexei Navalny was blacklisted as a terrorist-linked organization by Russian authorities Friday, marking the latest move to stifle the opposition movement and effectively shut down its regional offices.
Russia s state financial watchdog Rosfinmonitoring on Friday listed Navalny Networks on its database of groups with links to terrorist activities, joining Al-Qaeda, the Taliban and the Islamic State militant group. The new designation means that Russian authorities can now cut off the network s bank accounts,
The Moscow Times reported.
On top of that, prosecutors in Moscow are seeking to have Navalny s Anti-Corruption Foundation, labeled as an extremist organization, which would fully ban the network s 50 regional headquarters from operating, and put members and supporters at risk of criminal prosecution.
Navalny’s supporters have the full force of the Kremlin’s anger
Imprisoned Russian opposition leader in jail Alexei Navalny they have said they are putting unprecedented pressure to protect President Vladimir Putin’s most prominent opponent, as a Moscow court is ready to call his organization an “extreme” movement on a par with the al-Qaeda jihadist group.
In a closed court on Monday, prosecutors are expected to accept a request to claim that Navalny’s organization is “extreme” – cutting funding, which could lead to 10 years in prison.
Navalni’s attacks on dozens of offices across Russia “obviously will make their activity impossible,” opposition chief of staff Leonid Volkov told the Financial Times.