Police searching Open Russia office may be looking for evidence of connections with organization listed as unwelcome, having the same name - coordinator
MOSCOW. April 27 (Interfax) - The searches in the Moscow headquarters of the Open Russia public organization may be connected to the inclusion of an organization registered in the UK in the list of unwelcome organizations, the movement's coordinator Maria Baronova told Interfax.
"The searches are apparently connected to the inclusion by the Justice Ministry of an organization, which has the same name and is registered in the UK, in the list of unwelcome organizations, I believe the law enforcement officials are looking for some 'traces' connecting us to this organization in our office," Baronova said.
The Moscow public organization Open Russia had contracts with an organization that had the same name and was registered in the UK, but they have now expired, she said.
Baronova said the Open Russia rally scheduled to be held in central Moscow on April 29 will not be cancelled.
The streets located close to the central office of the organization and directly to Frolov Pereulok are currently not closed to traffic, an Interfax correspondent has reported. There are two police buses and a minivan with shaded windows nearby and there are two police officers near them, the correspondent said.
Baronova said these vehicles had brought the law enforcement officers who are now in the Open Russia office to the building.
An attorney has now arrived in the office of the organization, she said.
