Ilya Yashin, a prominent member of the anti-Kremlin opposition, has released a new report, titled “The ‘Criminal Russia’ Party,” examining corruption in Russia's leading political party, United Russia. Yashin focuses on party members who have already been prosecuted for various crimes and members he suspects are involved in illegal activities. Meduza summarizes his findings.
Meduza: The ‘Criminal Russia’ party
Russian opposition leaders Mikhail Kasyanov (2ndL), former Russian prime minister, and Ilya Yashin (2ndR) attend a memorial march marking the one-year anniversary of the assassination of Russian politician Boris Nemtsov in central Moscow, on February 27, 2015.
