A criminal case was opened against a 45-year-old resident of Vladimir under the article on financing an extremist organization (Part 1 of Article 282.3 of the Criminal Code) due to donations from FBK, reports GorodKovrov.
“The accused made a number of money transfers to bank account details opened in the United States, distributed by representatives of the specified banned organization, for the preparation and commission of extremist crimes,” the FSB department for the Vladimir region claims.
FSB officers detained the man. Based on materials from the intelligence service, the Ministry of Internal Affairs opened a criminal case against him. The detainee faces a fine, forced labor or imprisonment for a term of three to eight years.
On December 24, Ivan Tishchenko, a cardiac surgeon from Moscow with 20 years of experience, was convicted on similar charges. He was sentenced to four years in a general regime colony because of donations from FBK. Tishchenko said that he transferred donations to the organization even before it was recognized as “extremist”, but forgot to cancel the subscription in time.
- 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.” An appeals court later upheld this decision. After this, supporters of the opposition politician began to leave Russia en masse