Russian youth group accused of paying journalists to lionise Vladimir Putin

The messages also show a growing concern about Alexei Navalny, the opposition
leader at the heart of the pro-democracy protests that have shaken Mr
Putin’s grip on power.

One Nashi activist suggested compiling a series of cartoons comparing Mr
Navalny to Hitler and showing him giving constant Nazi salutes. Vasily
Yakemenko, the group’s leader reportedly replied: “Let’s do it, make it
funny,”

A month later a similar video was published on YouTube.

The group’s email account were reportedly hacked by Anonymous as a protest
against the Russian government’s habit reaching onto the internet to attack
critics. In recent weeks the group has claimed responsibility for gathering emails
between the FBI and Scotland Yard
and accessed accounts of aides to
Syrian president Bashar al-Assad.

The alleged leak was shrugged off by Nashi’s current leader, Nikita Borovikov.

“For several years, I’ve got used to the fact that our email is
periodically hacked. When I heard the rumours that it had been hacked, I
wasn’t shocked, and have paid no attention to this problem. I’m a law
abiding person, and have nothing to fear of hiding, so I pay no attention,”
he told the Guardian.

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