Memorial, a prominent Russian human rights group, said on Thursday it had been notified by the Supreme Court that prosecutors had demanded it be dismantled over violations of the "foreign agents" law, a move it said was politically motivated.
"This is a political decision to destroy the Memorial group, an organisation dedicated to the history of political repression and the protection of human rights," Memorial said in a statement.
(Reporting by Gabrielle Tétrault-Farber; Editing by Mark Trevelyan)
