The former head of a local branch of opposition leader Aleksei Navalny's team has been sentenced to nine years in prison for participating in an "extremist community," Navalny's team said on July 24. Vadim Ostanin, who had run Navalny's local headquarters in the Siberian city of Barnaul, had carried out only "legal political work," Navalny's team wrote on Telegram. Ostanin, 46, was arrested in December 2021 and charged with organizing an extremist community and propagating the activities of a noncommercial organization that encroaches on citizens' privacy and rights. The charges were related to the activities of Navalny's Anti-Corruption Foundation (FBK). To read the original story by Current Time, click here.
Former Russian Navalny Campaigner Sentenced To Nine Years In Prison
Vadim Ostanin, who had run Navalny's local headquarters in the Siberian city of Barnaul, had carried out only "legal political work," Navalny's team said.