In Yeisk, a former municipal deputy and opposition member was searched

​In Yeisk, former municipal deputy Alexander Korovayny was searched. Lawyer Mikhail Benyash reported this on his Telegram channel.

10:30 Korovayny was released after a search, writes Krasnodar activist Yana Antonova. All his equipment was confiscated.

10:40 Lawyer Mikhail Benyash named the reason for the search: “Allegedly, someone cheated through WhatsApp and stole 21 thousand rubles from a certain woman. And Korovayny, who, as we know, is disgustingly honest and scrupulous, is allegedly involved in this.”

• In December 2021, the Council of Deputies of Yeysk deprived the deputy from the Yabloko party Alexander Korovayny and his team of powers, accusing them of “dishonest performance of their duties” due to violations in the declaration. Korovayny himself believes that he was deprived of his mandate due to opposition activities.
• Alexander Korovayny was the head of the election headquarters of former Open Russia activist Yana Antonova, ran for the State Duma from the Yabloko party and organized observation of elections in the Krasnodar Territory. In 2020, he was arrested due to his participation in a rally before the elections, and his home was also searched in the case of an “undesirable organization.” In 2021, due to his participation in a rally in support of Alexei Navalny on January 31 and the publication of a video of “Navalny’s Headquarters,” they tried to remove Korovayny from the elections - before drawing up a protocol because of “extremist symbols” on the recordings. In addition, reports were repeatedly drawn up against Alexander Korovayny under the article on the activities of an “undesirable organization” (Article 20.33 of the Code of Administrative Offences) - due to reposts by MBKh Media , a video , pictures and materials with Open Russia symbols .
• In April 2017, the Prosecutor General's Office recognized as undesirable several organizations associated with Mikhail Khodorkovsky, registered in the UK and the USA. The Russian Open Russia movement was not banned. Despite this, administrative cases are regularly opened against its activists for participation in the activities of an undesirable organization. On March 30, Open Russia announced its self-liquidation for security reasons.
• In July, 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”.