Russian prosecutors accuse the US Congress-funded National Endowment for Democracy of organising “political demonstrations aimed at influencing decisions taken by state institutions,” such as this opposition rally in Moscow on March 5, 2012 -AFP
MOSCOW: Russian prosecutors on Tuesday declared the US Congress-funded National Endowment for Democracy the first “undesirable” foreign group under a controversial new law to ban overseas organisations perceived as a threat.
“Taking into account the overall aim of the Endowment’s work, prosecutors came to the conclusion that it presents a threat to the constitutional order of Russia, its defence capabilities and state security,” the prosecutors said in a …read more
Source: The Borneo Post
