In early August, the
Russian Investigative Committee initiated criminal proceedings regarding the
financing of the foundation.
MOSCOW, October 9.
/TASS/. The Anti-Corruption Foundation, founded by Russian opposition figure
Alexey Navalny, has been placed on the register of non-profit organizations
acting as foreign agents, the Russian Ministry of Justice informed on
Wednesday.
"On October 9,
based on the federal law "On non-commercial organizations", the
non-profit organization "Anti-Corruption Foundation" has been placed
on the register of non-commercial organizations acting as foreign agents by the
Russian Ministry of Justice," the ministry stated.
The Anti-Corruption
Foundation has refuted accusations of foreign financing.
"The
Anti-Corruption Foundation is financed solely by Russian citizens. The foundation
has never received foreign financing," head of the foundation Ivan Zhdanov
wrote on Twitter, adding that the attempt to place the foundation on the
register of foreign agents is "another attempt to smother the
Anti-Corruption Foundation."
According to the law,
non-profit organizations placed on the list of foreign agents must provide a
report on its activity and management every six months, as well as the report
on their financial activity every year. The organizations are also required to
undergo audit every year and provide a report on their activity to the media
every six months.
In early
August, the Russian Investigative Committee initiated criminal proceedings
regarding the financing of the Anti-Corruption Foundation. According to the
investigation, since January 2016 until December 2018, people tied to the
foundation received significant sums of money in Russian and foreign currency
via unlawful means, later legalizing it for the financing of the foundation.
Source: ITAR-TASS
09-10-2019
