Leonid Razvozzhayev
| Leonid Razvozzhayev | |
|---|---|
| Born |
July 12, 1973 Angarsk, Russia |
| Nationality | Russian |
| Occupation | aide to State Duma member Ilya V. Ponomaryov |
| Known for | October 2012 alleged kidnapping |
Leonid Razvozzhayev (Леонид Михайлович Развозжаев) is a member of the political coalition Left Front and an aide to Ilya Ponomarev, a member of the Russian Parliament. Razvozzhayev was kidnapped from Kiev, Ukraine in October 2012, allegedly by Russian security forces.
Razovzzhayev is an aide to the opposition MP Ilya V. Ponomaryov. In October 2012, the pro-government news channel NTV aired a documentary titled Anatomy Of A Protest 2, which accused Razvozzhayev of meeting with Sergei Udaltsov (another opposition leader of the Left Front), Georgian politician Givi Targamadze, and Georgian consul to Moldavia Mikhail Iashvili for the purpose of discussing strategies of the opposition movement in Russia, its financing schemes, and a plan for overthrowing President Vladimir Putin. The documentary purported to show a low-quality secret recording of a meeting between Targamadze and Russian activists, which NTV stated had been given to its staff "on the street by a stranger of Georgian nationality". The Investigative Committee of Russia (SK) stated it had found the footage to be genuine, while bloggers debated its validity, stating that at least one fragment of footage was used twice with different voice-overs.
Following the broadcast, a SK spokesman stated that the government was considering terrorism charges against Udaltsov on the basis of the video, and Razvozzhayev, Udaltsov, and Konstantin Lebedev, an assistant of Udaltsov's, were charged with "plotting mass disturbances".
Razvozzhayev posted to a social media site on 19 October stating that NTV's accusations had been false, and announcing his intention to go into hiding. On 15 October Razvozzhayev fled to Kiev, Ukraine, where on 19 October he requested asylum from the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees office. Officials at the office suggested he visit an NGO that gives legal assistance to asylum seekers. Razvozzhayev stated that he would go to the cafeteria, leaving his belongings in the office, but he did not return.
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