In the Kirovsky District Court of Yekaterinburg, the case of 69-year-old mathematician, Professor Mikhail Volkov — father of politician Leonid Volkov, has begun. He is accused of financing the «Anti-Corruption Foundation». The reason was two transfers totaling 2 thousand rubles, reported a correspondent of «Mediazona»**** from the courtroom.
According to the investigation, on August 5 and September 5, 2021, Mikhail Volkov transferred 1000 rubles each from his account in «Sberbank» to the «Anti-Corruption Foundation».
Mikhail Volkov fully admitted his guilt.
The defense requested in writing to close the session to the press because «journalists are attacking the apartment and not allowing [Mikhail Volkov] to pass», and indicated that the defendant has health issues. However, Judge Ekaterina Ivanchenko denied the motion.
On the morning of April 3, Mikhail Volkov and his wife were visited at home with a search. After a lengthy interrogation at the Sverdlovsk FSB office, the court imposed a measure of restraint on Volkov Sr. in the form of a travel ban. In February, Professor of UrFU with 49 years of service, Mikhail Volkov, was dismissed in one day from his position as head of the Department of Algebra and Discrete Mathematics.
During the session, it was revealed that during the search, a poster in support of Leonid Volkov was seized from the parents' apartment. With it, Volkov's mother, Susanna, held a solo picket in Yekaterinburg in the winter of 2018 when her son was serving an arrest in a Moscow detention center.
On April 16, Rosfinmonitoring included Mikhail Volkov in the list of «extremists and terrorists».
* Recognized in Russia as a «foreign agent», included in the list of «extremists and terrorists».
** Included in the list of «extremists and terrorists».
*** Recognized in Russia as an «extremist» organization.
**** Recognized in Russia as a «foreign agent».
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