Amnesty International will restore the status of prisoner of conscience to Alexei Navalny, a prisoner imprisoned in Russia, in the coming days.
According to Volkov, Amnesty International is currently assessing the potential impact of the Navalny defamation campaign on the decision to withdraw Navalny’s status.
On May 12, the organization plans to issue a statement, referring to Volkov, reports the news agency “Reuters”.
Amnesty International’s decision not to consider Navalny a prisoner of conscience was reported by American journalist Aaron Mate on Twitter on February 23, referring to a letter from a spokesman for the organisation’s British branch.
It cites a number of ancient video and social network recordings in which Navalny makes controversial claims.
In response to the widespread resonance of the move, then-current Amnesty International chief Julie Verhar promised on February 27 to launch an internal investigation to find out “who went wrong” and how Amnesty International “got into this situation.”
In early April, the new head of Amnesty International, Angela Kalmar, announced that the decision affecting Navalny would be reviewed.
“The outcome of this process will be made public when it is concluded, and it will take place in the near future,” Kalmar told German broadcaster DW.
“Despite the different characteristics of an organization like Amnesty International, we are fighting for Alexei today just as we did two months ago,” she added.
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