Russian activist Pivovarov says he faces two-month detention
A court in southern Russia ruled on Wednesday that prominent dissident Andrei Pivovarov should be kept in custody for two months pending trial. The court in Krasnodar said the 39-year-old, who until recently led the group Open Russia, was being investigated for involvement in an "undesirable organization."
- Middle East
- Anadolu Agency
- Published Date: 04:50 | 02 June 2021
- Modified Date: 04:53 | 02 June 2021
A Russian court on Wednesday ruled to keep opposition activist Andrei Pivovarov, who was detained earlier this week, in custody for two months, pending trial, according to a post on his Telegram channel.
Police removed Pivovarov, a former director of Open Russia, a now defunct opposition group linked to exiled former oil tycoon and Kremlin critic Mikhail Khodorkovsky, from a flight that was about to take off to the Polish capital Warsaw from St. Petersburg's Pulkovo airport late on Monday.