Ilya Yashin, the main opposition leader of the capital, was detained in Moscow

Ilya Yashin was detained while walking in a Moscow park
A photo: Vladimir Andreev © URA.RU

In Moscow, the police detained the opposition leader Ilya Yashin. This was reported by journalist Irina Babloyan.

“Walked with my friend Ilya Yashin in the park, in Khamovniki. The police came up and took Ilya to no one knows where, ”wrote Irina Babloyan in her telegram channel.

Ilya Yashin is a member of the Council of Deputies of the Krasnoselsky Municipal District of Moscow, an oppositionist and blogger. In March 2021, Yashin was detained at the forum “Municipal Russia”, organized by the British organization “Open Russia”. It is included in the register of undesirable organizations whose participation incurs a fine. Yashin is also known for being an ally of politician Boris Nemtsov and oppositionist Alexei Navalny (included by Rosfinmonitoring in the list of extremists and terrorists).

More than a hundred thousand Russians read our news in telegram! Join and you – subscribe to the channel URA.RU.

In Moscow, the police detained the opposition leader Ilya Yashin. This was reported by journalist Irina Babloyan. “Walked with my friend Ilya Yashin in the park, in Khamovniki. The police came up and took Ilya to no one knows where, ”wrote Irina Babloyan in her telegram channel. Ilya Yashin is a member of the Council of Deputies of the Krasnoselsky Municipal District of Moscow, an oppositionist and blogger. In March 2021, Yashin was detained at the Municipal Russia forum organized by the British organization Open Russia. It is included in the register of undesirable organizations whose participation incurs a fine. Yashin is also known for being an ally of politician Boris Nemtsov and oppositionist Alexei Navalny (included by Rosfinmonitoring in the list of extremists and terrorists).

Leave a Comment

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.