A Moscow court on October 17 extended the pretrial detention of the co-chairman of the Golos movement, Grigory Melkonyants, until at least January 17, 2024. Melkonyants was arrested in August on a charge of "running an undesirable organization," which carries a sentence of up to six years in prison. Police searched the Moscow office of Golos and the homes of the movement's members in Moscow and other parts of Russia on August 17. Established in 2013, Golos has monitored elections in Russia and other countries since the early 2000s. The next presidential election in Russia is scheduled for March 2024. To read the original story by RFE/RL's Russian Service, click here.
Detention Extended For Russian Election-Monitoring Group Leader
Grigory Melkonyants (file photo)