FBK director Ivan Zhdanov was searched. this on his Twitter . announced Kira Yarmysh, press secretary of Alexei Navalny,
Earlier it became known that with the searches they came to the politician Dmitry Gudkov. He, like Zhdanov, is a candidate for the Moscow City Duma. Novaya Gazeta writes that Gudkov's search may be connected with calls to participate in the July 27 rally.
In the afternoon, information appeared on the website of the Investigative Committee of Russia that had been initiated a criminal case under the article on obstructing the activities of the election commission. The case was opened in connection with a rally held by independent candidates near the Moscow City Duma on July 14.