A top Communist Party official has blasted the country’s media watchdog Roskomnadzor’s move to restrict the official website of opposition figure Alexey Navalny, accusing the authorities of misusing their power.
Alexander Yushchenko, the spokesperson for Communist Party leader Gennady Zyuganov, told radio station Ekho Moskvy that a politician’s website should not be blocked unless it contains extremist content.
“I am not in favor of shutting, prohibiting, or restricting these resources,” Yushchenko stated. “It is, in my opinion, very inappropriate. Similarly, removing candidates from elections is unacceptable.”
With a parliamentary election approaching, the authorities are misusing their authority …
