The Basmanny district court in Moscow said on February 15 it issued arrest warrants for the self-exiled lawyers of imprisoned Russian opposition politician Aleksei Navalny -- Olga Mikhailova and Aleksandr Fedulov -- on extremism charges over their association with Navalny and his Anti-Corruption Foundation (FBK). In October, Navalny's other lawyers -- Vadim Kobzev, Igor Sergunin, and Aleksei Lipster -- were arrested on the same charge. Mikhailova on Facebook again rejected all charges against her, her colleagues, and Navalny, calling them politically motivated. The FBK and Navalny's other groups were declared extremist and banned in Russia in 2021. To read the original story by Current Time, click here.
Russian Warrant Issued For Navalny's Two Lawyers Abroad
Aleksei Navalny (left) appears with his lawyers Olga Mikhailova (center) and Vadim Kobzev appear via a video link during a court hearing in March 2022.