INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
A court in the city of Yekaterinburg ordered the closure of a charity foundation created by prominent Kremlin critic and former mayor
Yevgeny Roizman over alleged misuse of funds, the exiled news outlet Mediazonareported Monday.The Oktyabrsky District Courtsided with the
launched a crowdfunding campaign in 2021 to help cover the costs of expensive gene therapy for two local boys with spinal muscular atrophy,
a rare genetic condition that causes worsening muscle weakness.During that campaign, the Russian government authorized a state-run charity
Ministry investigation in the fall of 2024 found that the Roizman Foundation spent 88 million rubles ($1 million) from the collected 222
authorities then accused the Roizman Foundation of failing to immediately announce the return of the 131 million rubles ($1.6 million)
remaining in its account to donors
The former Yekaterinburg mayor has faced increasing pressure from the authorities since Moscow launched the full-scale invasion of Ukraine
Russian military after posting a YouTube video in July 2022 criticizing the war.
