Tag: Grigory Melkonyants detained

LONDON: An independent Russian vote-monitoring group accused the authorities on Friday of trying to block scrutiny of upcoming regional and presidential elections by arresting one of its leading members and raiding the homes of a dozen others. Grigory Melkonyants, co-chair of the Golos (Voice) group, was detained early on Thursday and placed under formal arrest by a Moscow court on Friday for involvement in the work of an "undesirable organisation", state news agency TASS said. His lawyer said he could face six years in prison. Police also searched...