Russia Suspends Navalny Network Operations as ‘Extremist’
- Authorities seeking court ruling banning Navalny’s funds, too
- Legal moves part of deepening crackdown on jailed Kremlin foe
Alexey Navalny supporters attend a rally in Moscow on April 21.
Photographer: Natalia Kolesnikova/AFP/Getty Images
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Russian prosecutors Monday ordered Alexey Navalny’s national network of campaign offices to suspend operations because of alleged “extremism,” deepening the crackdown on allies of the jailed opposition leader.
The order bans the groups from posting online, organizing events and using bank accounts pending a permanent court ruling, according to a copy posted in Twitter by Navalny’s allies.