March 11, 2008 By Robert Amsterdam

Oborona Demobbed

The following is an exclusive translation from Kommersant. An exclusive interview by Grigory Pasko with Mr. Kozlovsky is coming up later this week. obo031208.gif“Oborona” demobbed Oppositioneer Oleg Kozlovsky returns from the army after two months Newspaper «Kommersant» No. 37(3854) of 06.03.2008 Photo caption: While Oleg Kozlovsky was in the army, his comrades-in-arms held the Ministry of defense under siege (on the photo – picket at the public reception office of the military agency) [poster reads “FREEDOM FOR OLEG KOZLOVSKY”—Trans.] Coordinator of the opposition movement “Oborona” Oleg Kozlovsky yesterday was demobilized from the Armed Forces of the RF. Mr. Kozlovsky, who stayed in the army since December of the year 2007, does not doubt that they had unlawfully conscripted him to serve, so that he could not participate in actions of the opposition during the time of the campaign with respect to elections of the president. He intends to sue the Ministry of Defense with a demand to compensate moral damages in an amount of 100 thsd. rub.

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