Supporters of prominent Kremlin critic accuse Russian state of dozens of raids
The searches took place days after Russia's ruling United Russia party lost one third of its seats in the Moscow city assembly.
Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny shouts during an unauthorized anti-Putin rally on May 5, 2018 in Moscow, two days ahead of Vladimir Putin's inauguration for a fourth Kremlin term.Kirill Kudryavtsev / AFP - Getty Images
Sept. 12, 2019, 4:52 AM CDT
By Reuters
MOSCOW — Russian law enforcement authorities on Thursday was accused of carrying out mass raids on the homes and offices of Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny's supporters, as part of an investigation into money-laundering.
Supporters said searches took place in dozens of towns and cities, four days after the ruling United Russia party, which supports President Vladimir Putin, lost a third of its seats in the Moscow city assembly while easily retaining its dominant nationwide position.
Navalny had urged his supporters to vote tactically in last weekend's local and regional elections to try to reduce the chances of Kremlin-backed candidates, a strategy that appears to have had some success in the capital.
Read more at: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/supporters-prominent-kremlin-critic-accuse-russian-state-dozens-raids-n1052921
UPDATE 1-Russia carries out mass raids on Kremlin critic Navalny's supporters
[Reuters]
By Andrew Osborn and Maria Tsvetkova
,Reuters•September 12, 2019
* Simultaneous raids in at least 39 towns and cities
* Searches are part of money-laundering investigation
* Navalny's allies say investigation is trumped up
* Election monitor says its activists also targeted (Adds details, Navalny quotes, context)
Read more at: https://www.yahoo.com/news/1-russia-carries-mass-raids-084638755.html
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