In Rostov-on-Don, the ex-coordinator of Navalny’s local headquarters was taken for questioning

In Rostov-on-Don, Ksenia Seredkina, the ex-coordinator of Navalny’s local headquarters, was taken for questioning by the Investigative Committee. She announced this on her Twitter.

It is unknown in what case the interrogation will take place and what status Seredkina is in.

23:03 Ksenia Seredkina was released after interrogation, she writes on Twitter. She was never informed about what case the investigative actions were taking place. In addition, they refused to give Seredkina a copy of the protocol.

• On the same day, August 26, a search was conducted in St. Petersburg at the home of another former coordinator of Navalny’s headquarters, Irina Fatyanova. After the search, which was carried out in the case of blocking roads in connection with the action on January 23, Fatyanova was also taken for interrogation; she is in the status of a witness.
• On June 9, 2021, the Moscow City Court recognized the Anti-Corruption Foundation (FBK), the Foundation for the Protection of Citizens' Rights (FZPG) and the headquarters of Alexei Navalny as extremist organizations. The Court of Appeal upheld this decision.
• After the arrest of politician Alexei Navalny, a series of protests took place throughout Russia; mass rallies took place on Saturday, January 23, Sunday, January 31, and February 2 (the day Navalny’s suspended sentence was replaced with a real one). The security forces reacted harshly to the protests: on January 23, more than 4,000 people were detained, on January 31, more than 5,500 , and on February 2 , more than 1,400 people .
• In connection with the rallies in support of Alexei Navalny, which took place from January 23 to February 2, more than a hundred criminal cases were opened throughout the country. Protest participants were accused of using violence against security forces (Article 318 of the Criminal Code), violating sanitary and epidemiological rules (Part 1 of Article 236 of the Criminal Code), involving minors in illegal activities (Part 2 of Article 151.2 of the Criminal Code), blocking roads (Article 267 CC). The totality of these cases is called the “palace case,” since one of the catalysts for the protests was the FBK investigative film “ Palace for Putin. The story of the biggest bribe ."