Russian law enforcement authorities have been accused of carrying out mass raids on the homes and offices of Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny's supporters.
MOSCOW — Russian law enforcement authorities on Thursday was accused of carrying out mass raids on the homes and offices of Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny's supporters, as part of an investigation into money-laundering.
"Putin is very angry," Navalny wrote on social media after the raids."This is a case where the actions of the police are no different from those of burglars." Kira Yarmysh, Navalny's spokeswoman, said on Thursday that the scale and nature of the latest raids was unprecedented. He linked the searches to Navalny's tactical voting strategy and said the homes of activists, their relatives and the regional headquarters of Navalny's movement were being targeted.
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