Court to hear case of Zhanna Nemtova over banned foundation
The Moscow prosecutor's office has sent the criminal case against 42-year-old journalist Zhanna Nemtova to court for allegedly organizing the activities of a foreign nonprofit organization, Boris Nemtsov Foundation for Freedom, which was declared undesirable in Russia. She is in fugitive status and was sentenced to custody in absentia.
Consensus
- Zhanna Nemtova is a 42-year-old journalist and daughter of the late politician Boris Nemtov.
- She is accused of organizing the activities of the Boris Nemtsov Foundation for Freedom.
- The foundation was declared undesirable in Russia.
- The prosecutor's office has approved the indictment and sent the case to court.
- The case will be considered in absentia because Nemtova is in fugitive status.
- A court has issued a warrant for her arrest in absentia.
- Nemtova was declared a fugitive and placed on an international wanted list.
- She has been a co-founder of the foundation since 2015.
Points of divergence
- Nemtova published videos openly highlighting her leadership in the organization. — riamo
- Nemtova organized the funding and operation of the foundation. — riamo
- Nemtova gave negative assessments of various events in Russia. — riamo
- The Moscow City Court issued a pre-trial arrest in late July. — vm
- The foundation was added to the register of undesirable organizations in April 2024. — kommersant
- The foundation was established in November 2015, after her father's assassination in February of the same year. — vedomosti
- The appellate court of Moscow City Court upheld the decision on the in absentia arrest on September 17. — vedomosti
Coverage (5 sources)
- Case against Zhanna Nemtsova* sent to court — РИАМО
- Court will consider case of Yanna Nemtsova in absentia: what she is accused of — Вечерняя Москва
- Prosecure sent criminal case of Zhanna Nemtsova to court — Коммерсантъ
- Prosecutors of Moscow sent the case of Zhanna Nemtsova to court — Ведомости
- Prosecure approved conclusion on the case of Zhanna Nemtsova and sent it to court — Вести
Key entities
- Moscow
- Boris Nemtsov
- Russia
- Zamoskvoretsky Interdistrict Procuratorate
- Max
- RIA Novosti
- Zamoskvoretsky District Court
- Evening Moscow
- Ludmila Neferodova
- Boris Nemtsov Foundation for Freedom
- Boris Nemtsov Fund for Freedom
- Eduard Erben
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