A Russian court has banned several organisations of jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny, classifying them as extremist.

The organisations include Navalny’s anti-corruption foundation FBK and his regional offices, the Moscow court announced on Wednesday night. The prosecution in Moscow said that Navalny’s movement was destabilising the “socio-political situation in the country”, reports dpa news agency. It was calling for “extremist activities, mass unrest – also trying to implicate minors in illegal activities”, the prosecutor said. Based on a new law, Navalny’s supporters may now not stand for the upcoming parliamentary elections in autumn.