It seems to me that Kiriyenko and Putin are holding a closed-door creativity contest in the Kremlin: come up with the coolest excuse for stealing leaflets and equipment from Navalny’s campaign headquarters.
This one must have placed at least third. Certain actions by my campaign chief, Leonid Volkov, were found to show signs of crimes under Article 146 (copyright infringement) and Article 273 (creation and distribution of malicious computer software).
So what needs to be done over suspicions of copyright infringement by a man working — and, apparently, committing his evil deeds — near the Avtozavodskaya metro station in Moscow?
That’s right: seize all the computer equipment from Navalny’s headquarters in Krasnoyarsk, located 4,000 kilometers (about 2,500 miles) from the villain Volkov.
I have no doubt that, as something supposedly “held by the information department,” they attached a photo like this
with the caption: “Operational photo of Leonid Mikhailovich Volkov at the moment of committing an unlawful act.”
These are the conditions we’re running this campaign under, my friends.
And we’re staying optimistic nonetheless — because we can see how the representatives of this thieving regime are starting to squirm all across the country.
Please help us.
We need money. Working under this kind of pressure is becoming more expensive, so please make a contribution.
We need signatures. If you’ve already signed yourself, bring in one more person.
We need help spreading the word. Tell as many people as possible about this clown show, and for some of them it will be the last straw that leads them to become a campaign volunteer.
When we stand together, no one can defeat us.