A woman from Kirov Region will stand trial over donations to the Anti-Corruption Foundation (FBK)

The Investigative Committee has handed over the criminal case of a 34-year-old resident from the Orichevsky District of Kirov Region, in central Russia, to the court. She is accused of financing extremist activity (Part 1, Article 282.3 of the Criminal Code). This was reported by the regional offices of the Investigative Committee and the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

According to investigators, from August 2021 to February 2022, she made donations to an organisation which the Moscow City Court had declared extremist in 2021.

“Knowing this, she followed publications on the internet about the organisation’s activities. Responding to the authors' requests, from August 2021 to February 2022, the woman repeatedly sent money intended to support the organisation’s activities,” the Interior Ministry’s statement said. The woman donated a total of 6,000 rubles (approx. US$65).

The case most likely refers to the Anti-Corruption Foundation, which the Moscow City Court declared to be an extremist organisation in 2021. In August 2021, this decision came into force—since then, law enforcement have treated donations to the Foundation as financing extremist activity.