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Alexei Navalna. Photo by Scanpix
Amnesty International said on Wednesday that jailed Russian opponent Alexei Navaln, a prisoner of conscience for his hatred-provoking statement in the past, was no longer overwhelmed, but rather helped secure his release.
The execution of A. Navalno at the Moscow airport in January was condemned by Russian and foreign human rights groups, as well as Western leaders who seek to punish Moscow with sanctions.
However, Amnesty International said it had decided to revoke the prisoner status of the 44-year-old anti-corruption fighter, given comments he had made in the past.
The London-based activist organization did not make a specific statement from Navaln, but was criticized early in his political career for more than a decade for his unfavorable stance on immigration.
Some of the comments, which Navaln does not openly condemn, cross the line of hate propaganda, contradicting Amnesty’s definition of a prisoner, an NGO pays.
Even so, representatives of the organization stressed that they will continue to demand the release of the opposition.
In our opinion, Navaln has not made any statement in recent years and the decision does not change our determination to fight for his immediate release, Amnesty International said.
The non-governmental organization added that it handed over more than 200,000 to the Russian government last week. The company has signed a petition demanding the immediate release of Navaln.
The opposition leader’s team, in response to Amnesty International’s decision, accused the group of succumbing to a pressure campaign organized by one of the criminals linked to the Russian state media.
Navaln’s right-hand man, Leonid Volkov, writes on Twitter that Amnesty International’s decision amounts to confusing what we believe in nonsense and what we like, and Ivan Danov, a close advisor to the opposition, called his inutje NGO ingsn highly disappointing.
A 44-year-old Kremlin critic was arrested as soon as he returned to Germany, where he was treated for months after a poisoning attack. Earlier this month, he had been sentenced to nearly three years in prison for violating conditional sentences during his treatment abroad.
In recent years, Navaln has become one of the main critics of Russian President Vladimir Putin, announcing anti-corruption investigations and organizing protests.
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