Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Norway

06/10/2021 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 06/11/2021 01:53

Condemn the Moscow court decision

Condemn the Moscow court decision

News story |Date: 10/06/2021| Ministry of Foreign Affairs

'We condemn the Moscow court decision to outlaw Alexei Navalny's political organizations by deeming them extremist', the Minister of Foreign Affairs Ine Eriksen Søreide said.

'The decision is an attack on every Russian citizens' democratic rights. The Russian state must allow and promote conditions for real political competition and dissent', the Minister said.