Russia opposition says investigators raiding offices across country

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AFP Moscow
Last Updated : Oct 15 2019 | 1:30 PM IST

Russia's opposition said on Tuesday that investigators had launched raids on its offices across the country, in the latest move to put pressure on government critics.

"They started at 6:00 am and are taking place in at least 30 addresses," opposition leader Alexei Navalny said on Twitter, less than a week after authorities declared his Anti-Corruption Foundation (FBK) a "foreign agent".

"The 'law enforcement system of Russia' is using all of its efforts to protect corrupt officials and bribe takers.

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First Published: Oct 15 2019 | 1:30 PM IST

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