The arrest of the former head of Navalny's Ufa headquarters, Liliya Chanysheva, was extended for another six months.

The Moscow City Court extended the arrest of the former coordinator of Navalny's Ufa headquarters, Liliya Chanysheva, until April 3. SOTAVision reports this.

Chanysheva has been in a pre-trial detention center since November 2021: she was initially detained in Ufa, but then transferred to Moscow, since the activist’s case is being investigated by the Central Office of the Investigative Committee.

On September 20, 2022, it became known that the investigation into the case had been completed. Chanysheva was finally charged under articles on the creation of an extremist community and/or participation in it using her official position (Part 3 of Article 282.1 of the Criminal Code), public calls for extremist activities (Part 1 of Article 280 of the Criminal Code) and participation in non-profit activities an organization that encroaches on the personality and rights of citizens (Part 3 of Article 239 of the Criminal Code).

Based on the totality of the terms, Chanysheva could face up to 18 years in prison. “I have not found a single document where my activities are exposed as extremist,” the girl emphasized in her speech at the trial on January 30.

In August 2022, it became known that in the pre-trial detention center the activist was prohibited for several months from making phone calls to her husband and elderly parents, as well as visiting them. In December, the court closed the hearing on extending Chanysheva’s arrest because the investigation stated that it contained information related to state secrets.

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Chanysheva Liliya Airatovna born in 1982 FKU Pre-trial detention center No. 6 of the Federal Penitentiary Service of Russia for the city of Moscow 109 383, Moscow, st. Shosseynaya, 92

On February 27, the First Court of Appeal of General Jurisdiction approved the extension of the detention of Liliya Chanysheva until April 3. This was reported by SOTAvision.

Chanysheva herself attended the meeting via video link: on February 20, she was transferred to Ufa.

On March 1, the Kirovsky District Court of Ufa extended the arrest of Liliya Chanysheva for another six months. “Sirena” writes about this with reference to the defendant’s lawyer.

SOTAvision also notes that the court granted the prosecution’s request and decided to hold all hearings in the Chanysheva case behind closed doors.

The news title has been changed due to new information.

• At the end of September 2021, the Investigative Committee announced that a case had been opened against Navalny and his associates, as well as other activists, regarding an extremist community (Parts 1 and 2 of Article 282.1 of the Criminal Code). Later it became known that several other cases filed earlier against the politician and several key figures in his structures were added to this case. Currently, within the framework of one case, in addition to the article on the extremist community, there are also articles on the financing of extremist activities, on the legalization of funds acquired by criminal means, on the creation of a non-profit organization that encroaches on the personality and rights of citizens, as well as on the involvement of minors in dangerous activity.
• In June 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.