The head of Navalny's network of headquarters was put on the interstate wanted list

Leonid Volkov, head of Alexei Navalny’s network of headquarters, was put on the interstate wanted list, Interfax citing the court’s press service.

The Moscow City Court reports the investigation's request for Volkov's arrest in absentia. Volkov is currently abroad.

registered the Basmanny District Court of Moscow arrested Leonid Volkov in absentia for two months as part of a criminal case on involving minors in committing actions that pose a danger to their lives (clauses “a”, “c”, part 2 of article 151.2 of the Criminal Code), TASS. By this, the investigation understands calls for participation in uncoordinated protests.

15:18 reports The news headline has been changed, earlier we erroneously wrote that Volkov was put on the international wanted list - On the eve of the all-Russian action on January 23 in support of Navalny, the Main Directorate of the Investigative Committee opened a criminal case on the involvement of minors in committing life-threatening actions. According to the department, Navalny’s supporters on social networks called on teenagers to participate in unauthorized rallies in Moscow and other cities. Taking into account the “complex epidemiological situation,” this “creates a real threat of disease,” investigators considered. On January 22, the Ministry of Internal Affairs said that the head of Navalny’s network of headquarters, Leonid Volkov, and the head of the Anti-Corruption Foundation founded by Navalny, Ivan Zhdanov, gave instructions to “involve as much as possible young people, including minors, at rallies.” On January 28, it became known that Leonid Volkov became the first defendant in a criminal case about agitation among minors (Part 2 of Article 151.2 of the Criminal Code). excited stated known - on January 21, Volkov’s YouTube channel published “How can we get Navalny out of prison?”, in which he spoke about Saturday’s action: “If you are in Russia, on January 23, demand the release of Alexei Navalny in Moscow, St. Petersburg, in Kazan and Yekaterinburg, in Vladivostok, in Ulan-Ude, in Krasnodar and Murmansk, in Kaliningrad and Omsk, in any city in the country.”

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