Medvedev commented on Navalny's investigation for the first time

Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev responded to accusations of corruption brought forward by Alexei Navalny's Anti-Corruption Foundation, TASS reports .

“Who benefits from this? This is beneficial for those who order this kind of (compromising) stories and materials. These are, as a rule, people who have very specific political goals,” he said.

The investigation into Medvedev’s real estate was ordered by “private investors” who want to “pull people out onto the streets.”

Medvedev called opposition leader Alexei Navalny a “well-known character” who “openly calls for him to be made president.” The FBK investigation, in his words , is like a “compote.”

“Young people are being put under the law enforcement machine, this is a dishonest position to achieve their own selfish goals,” Meduza quotes the prime minister as saying.

On March 2, FBK published an investigation into Dmitry Medvedev’s luxury real estate and yachts and accused the prime minister of corruption. On March 26, mass protests took place across the country, inspired by the film “He’s Not Dimon.” During the Moscow rally, police detained more than a thousand people, including Navalny himself. The oppositionist was arrested for 15 days, like dozens of other protesters.