Former Navalny headquarters coordinator detained in Murmansk

The former coordinator of Navalny's headquarters in Murmansk, Violetta Grudina, was detained by the police. She reported this on her Telegram channel.

The brisket is taken to the Oktyabrsky police department. The reason for the arrest is unknown.

12:52 A protocol was drawn up against Violetta Grudina regarding the organization of an unapproved rally (Part 2 of Article 20.2 of the Administrative Code), she is being taken to the Oktyabrsky District Court. The activist wrote about this in her Telegram channel.

15:30 As Grudina reported on her telegram channel, she was released due to numerous errors made when drawing up the protocol. Activist at large.

• On August 23, the Investigative Committee for the Murmansk Region questioned Violetta Grudina as a witness in a new criminal case brought against Alexei Navalny under the article on the creation of an organization that infringes on the personality and rights of citizens (Article 239 of the Criminal Code).
• In July, a criminal case was opened against Grudina herself under the “sanitary” article (Article 236 of the Criminal Code). According to investigators, Grudina participated in the election campaign while sick with coronavirus. She was forcibly hospitalized . In the hospital, she went on a hunger strike because the administration of the institution did not hand over her documents to the election commission. Now Grudinais under recognizance not to leave the place.
• In addition, the activist reported that a pre-investigation check was being conducted against her under the article on repeated violations of rally legislation (Article 212.1 of the Criminal Code - “Dadinskaya”).
• 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.”