The ex-head of Navalny's Chelyabinsk headquarters left Russia

Former coordinator of Navalny's Chelyabinsk headquarters Maxim Lapin left Russia. Social activist Denis Ibragimov reported this on his channel.

“Over the past months, Maxim has been subjected to pressure and left the country for safety reasons,” Ibragimov noted.

In June, Lapin and other activists who at various times coordinated the activities of Navalny’s headquarters in Chelyabinsk were summoned to the Investigative Committee. The security forces explained that they wanted to see them “in connection with materials on signs of extremism.”

• In June, the Moscow City Court recognized the Anti-Corruption Foundation (FBK), the Foundation for the Defense of Citizens' Rights (FZPG) and the headquarters of Alexei Navalny as extremist organizations. After this, increased pressure began on former employees of the oppositionist’s organizations and his projects.