Russian Court Asked to Restrict Navalny Ally’s Freedoms for Two Years

Lyubov Sobol, a Russian opposition figure and a close ally of Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny, speaks with journalists after a court hearing in Moscow, Russia, on April 15, 2021. Tatyana Makeyeva/Reuters

MOSCOW—Russian state prosecutors asked a court on Wednesday to find Lyubov Sobol, a close ally of Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny, guilty of breaching COVID-19 safety regulations, and to impose a set of restrictions on her for two years, her lawyer said.

Prosecutors told the court to order Sobol to remain at home from 22:00 to 06:00 for the next two years, to ban her from attending mass events or political meetings, and to have her check in with the police four times a month, her lawyer Vladimir Voronin said on Twitter.