Navalny allies detained in Russia

Source: The Hill | January 28, 2021 | Tal Axelrod

Four prominent allies of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny were detained overnight in what appeared to be an effort from law enforcement to blunt more anti-government demonstrations scheduled for this weekend.

Authorities arrested Navalny’s brother Oleg, top ally Lyubov Sobol, Anastasia Vasilyeva, a member of the Navalny-supported Alliance of Doctors and Maria Alyokhina, a member of the Pussy Riot punk band. The arrests were first confirmed by Ivan Zhdanov, another prominent opposition figure and the director of the Anti-Corruption Foundation.

All four were reportedly detained for 48 hours over what law enforcement said were violations of coronavirus protocols during last weekend’s mass demonstrations, which led to the arrests of over 1,000 protesters.

Besides the arrests, police also searched over a dozen apartments and offices of top Navalny allies as the Kremlin ramps up its efforts to quash an opposition movement that has been galvanized by Navalny’s own arrest.

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