“The government is looking for the root of evil in the machinations of the enemies”
The HRC member Nikolai Svanidze called “total attack” searches of activists of the Bulk
Member of the Council for human rights, a well-known journalist Nikolai Svanidze commented on large-scale searches, which are Sep 12, supporters of opposition leader Alexei Navalny. He stated that it was “a total attack on the person and structure,” which the government considers as its main threat.
“This is probably the mentality or tradition, always so it turns out that the government is looking for the root of evil is not what is happening in the country, not in their actions, not in the socio-economic situation, and the machinations of enemies,” said “MBH media” Svanidze.
He recalled that the case of journalist Ivan Golunova that the security forces planted the drugs, not investigated, because it is “disadvantageous to the government.” “Thank God that at least Golunova was released. From the point of view of power, Bulk — enemy number one, and the case Golunova to investigate not necessary”, — said Svanidze.
We will remind, today, security forces carried out searches at the headquarters of Alexei Navalny in more than 40 cities of Russia. Investigative events are held within the framework of the criminal case on money laundering, which the Investigative Committee opened against the Fund of struggle against corruption in early August. According to investigators, the Fund was able to legalize about one billion rubles, received by a criminal way. The employees themselves the FCO said that the UK considered it money convert bitcoins donated to the opposition. Accounts of the Fund and the personal accounts of employees of FBK blocked.
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