Russian police have detained opposition leader Alexei Navalny
law enforcement Officers detained the founder of the Fund of struggle against corruption (FBK) Alexei Navalny, said on Twitter his press Secretary, Kira Yarmish.
Alexey detained by force and taken away. He did not resist. The others just released. The FCO is left to lawyers, there is being searched
— Kira Armys (@Kira_Yarmysh) December 26, 2019
Previously, she and other employees of FBK said that in the Moscow office of the Foundation came to the security officers with a search warrant. The representative of the Investigative Committee declined to comment. The source of "Vedomosti" in law enforcement bodies has informed that searches of FBK are held in the old criminal case on the financing of the Fund.
As explained wolves, this time in the office, all the employees, now there are about 40 people. According to him, the security forces decided to come now because of the large number of people in the FCO to "you can squeeze as much technology." "And yet 20 minutes ago I blocked the card to Donato (which was not for three months)", he said.
in the Fall of 2019, Russia's Investigative Committee have brought to the FBC case on laundering of illegally obtained funds, which were raided, supporters of Navalny in 30 regions of Russia and blocked dozens of personal accounts of people who worked or collaborated with the Fund.
During searches of several employees of FBK have been removed from their personal savings, which after several months is still not returned to their owners. In fact, the Fund believes that the case was instituted in order to prevent the Fund to release of the investigation of corruption among Russian officials and security forces.