Two students arrested for participating in "extremist organization"

August 9, 2023 11:14Source: ASTRA

In Moscow, two students from the Higher School of Economics (HSE) have been arrested on charges of participating in the activities of an "extremist organization." The 22-year-old Ivan Trofimov and the 21-year-old Alina Olekhnovich have been sent to pre-trial detention until September 24th. The arrest of the students was announced by propagandist Vladimir Solovyov, who claimed that Trofimov and Olekhnovich were activists of "Navalny's underground headquarters" and "assisted the Anti-Corruption Foundation (FBK)." They face up to 6 years of imprisonment under the article related to participation in the activities of an extremist organization.

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