The law enters into force at the time of its official publication, said the Meduza server. That happened on Friday. The text of the law was published on the website where Russian legislation is published. The bill was adopted by deputies in May and approved by senators on Wednesday.
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According to the Kommersant server, the leaders of the groups declared to be extremist will not be able to run in the elections for five years, ordinary members and those who supported the movement financially for three years. According to TASS, this period will be calculated from the date of the court’s decision to ban the organization as extremist or terrorist. Medusa’s server also noted that the ban on running in elections will apply to people who worked for organizations during the year to three years before the court’s verdict.
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The Kremlin is stepping up pressure on the opposition
According to Putin’s critics, the authorities are stepping up a campaign against the opposition before the upcoming parliamentary elections. For example, they are taking steps to outlaw Navalny funds and staffs. A court in Moscow is now considering a request from the prosecutor’s office to ban the organization as extremist.
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The new law could affect several Naval Allies, such as Ljubov Sobolova, a lawyer for the Naval Corruption Fund (FBK), who has already indicated that she wants to run for a seat in the Russian Duma in the September parliamentary elections, The Moscow Times reported. According to the AFP agency, the law may affect tens of thousands of Russians who supported Navalný’s work with donations.
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Navalny himself, who is 45 years old on Friday, is serving a two-and-a-half-year sentence in prison for violating the condition of a previous suspended sentence for embezzlement. He himself describes his imprisonment as politically motivated.
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