Court records and official statements from the Polish Prosecutor’s Office

Poland Arrests Anatoly Blinov in Attack on Navalny Ally

Sep 20, 2024, 01:03 PM

Polish authorities have arrested Anatoly Blinov, a former lawyer of the late Russian oligarch Boris Berezovsky and a proxy of ex-oligarch Leonid Nevzlin. Blinov, who oversaw the legal department of Gazprom Media, is suspected of organizing an attack on Leonid Volkov, an ally of the late Russian opposition leader Alexey Navalny. The attack occurred on March 12 in Lithuania and involved a hammer. Poland’s Prosecutor’s Office confirmed Blinov's arrest as part of an ongoing investigation.