In Kirov, a criminal case was initiated against a 33-year-old local resident Alexey Kuznetsov** due to donations to the Anti-Corruption Foundation, accusing him of "financing extremism". The decision of the Novovyatsky District Court was discovered by "Mediazona"***.
On August 5, 2021, Kuznetsov set up a monthly donation of 300 rubles and transferred a total of 2100 rubles. The donations were made from Kuznetsov's account in "T-Bank" to a merchant account serviced by two acquiring banks, the authorities stated.
The case against Kuznetsov was submitted to the Novovyatsky court at the end of May. In early June, the judge decided to transfer the case by jurisdiction to the Savelovsky District Court of Moscow, as Kuznetsov made transfers to FBK while in this city. The accused himself requested that the case be considered at his place of residence.
When Kuznetsov was detained is unknown. At the end of April, he was added to the list of "terrorists and extremists" by Rosfinmonitoring.
* Recognized as an "extremist" organization in Russia.
** Included in the list of "terrorists and extremists".
*** Recognized as a "foreign agent" in Russia.