Kara-Murza was given a new ‘false’ accusation
HRW a maximum of four years on the new charge imprisonment means that the punishment is intended
Oppositionist in Russia Vladimir Kara-Murzaor a new “false” accusation “Russia is a clear threat to the public not to disside”, the authorities are continuing long-standing pressures at a time when Ukraine is at war. The Human Rights Watch (HRW) human rights group made such a statement.
Kara-Murza’s lawyer announced last week that his client was charged with the activities of an “undesirable” organization.
The trend of the Kremlin
HRW in a statement on August 8 Russia officials on all charges against Kara-Murza, as well as the “abuse” law underlying the latest charge cancellation called to do.
“Kremlin critics with false accusations imprisonment it has become a trend to later charge them with new false charges and keep them there. A new accusation against Kara-Murza Russia is a brazen attempt to instill more fear in civil society, to dissuade it from opposing the Kremlin and its war in Ukraine.” – of HRW Europe and Director for Central Asia Hugh Williamson said.
Kara-Murza, a longtime critic of the Kremlin, twice escaped apparent poisoning. In April, he called Russia’s war in Ukraine “fake information being accused of “spreading”. imprisonment done.
A maximum of four years in prison
Lawyer Vadim ProkhorovAccording to him, the new charge against Kara-Murza is in October in Moscow related to the conference held. Located abroad Free Sponsored by the Russian Foundation, the event is aimed at Russia political was to support the prisoners. That fund was declared “undesirable” in Russia.
HRW reports that the new charge carries a maximum sentence of four years in prison.
“False accusations against Kara-Murza have been revealed political motivated, it is also shamefully ‘fake news‘, ‘undesirables’ and the numerous Russians persecuted on similar charges must be released immediately and unconditionally. The Russian authorities must stop abusing and manipulating the justice system in their desperate attempt to root out dissidents and opposition.”Williamson said.
“Undesirable Organization”
The “undesirable organization” law, adopted in 2015, came mainly from external sources of the Kremlin Europe and USAis one of the laws aimed at suppressing non-profit and non-governmental organizations funded by
Later deputies significantly expanded the scope of the law, Russian citizens and organizations are prohibited from participating in the activities of such “undesirable” groups anywhere in the world.
Murdered opposition leader Boris NemtsovKara Murza, a close ally of Kara Murza, twice in 2015 and 2017 in Moscow became ill, then symptoms of poisoning were detected.
The samples taken by his relatives from Russia were given to the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), and it was said that he was “deliberately poisoned”.