18:24, 28 July 2017

Volgograd HRC member arrested for two months

Yuri Golder. Photo by Tatyana Filimonova for "Caucasian Knot"

Yuri Golder, the head of the Volgograd Consumer Rights Protection Association and a member of the Volgograd City Human Rights Council (HRC), suspected of taking a bribe from a businessman, has been arrested until September 26.

The "Caucasian Knot" has reported that on July 26 Yuri Golder and a lawyer from the above Association were detained on suspicion of committing a commercial bribery. Mr Golder’s colleagues assert that his prosecution has to do with his human rights activities.

His advocate Evgenia Livanova has sent a complaint to the Public Prosecutor of the Volgograd Region, noting that Yuri Golder is a Category II invalid, while the search of his residence was not sanctioned by the court.

A sitting of the Volgograd HRC is scheduled for August 4; it will discuss how to protect Yuri Golder, Temur Kobaliya, the head of the HRC, has stated, adding that Sergo Narsiya, another HRC member, has left Volgograd, fearing of being prosecuted.

Full text of the article is available on the Russian page of 24/7 Internet agency ‘Caucasian Knot’.

Author: Tatyana Filimonova

Source: CK correspondent