Navalny’s chief of staff Leonid Volkov, speaking in English to Canadian legislators, accused Russia of carrying out a series of dirty tricks to blacken the politician’s reputation.
“They (Amnesty) told me just yesterday that they will issue a press release on May 12 after they have examined how the Russian disinformation campaign managed to influence them,” he told the House of Commons foreign affairs committee.
“They will not only reinstate his status but they will also issue a post-mortem,” he said.
A spokeswoman at Amnesty’s main media center in London said she had no immediate comment.
Navalny has been criticized for past nationalist statements against illegal immigration and for attending an annual nationalist march several years ago.
Source : Nbcnewyork