[Daily Mail, where America gets its news] - Russian national Alexander Ionov is accused of attempting sow unrest in the United States by infiltrating various political groups
- The main focus of Ionov, 32's, efforts was the Florida-based African People's Socialist Party
- Following the announcement of the charges against Ionov, the group's headquarters was raided by the FBI
- One of their leaders said in a press conference: 'We are on the side of Russia'
- Ionov lives in Moscow and is not in custody
- In a lengthy Facebook post, Ionov denied the allegations adding: 'I have been and will be a friend of many Americans'
| Wikipedia, which does not mention how many dozens comprise the membership over the entire history of the organization: |
The African Peoples Socialist Party (APSP) is an African Internationalist organization working towards reparations for slavery in the United States, identifying ideologically with African internationalism and African socialism.[1] The party was formed in May 1972 by the merger of three black power organizations based in Florida and Kentucky. Omali Yeshitela, one of the original co-founders, leads the APSP as of 2019.[2][1][3]
The APSP's stated goals are "to keep the Black Power Movement alive, defend the countless Africans locked up by the counterinsurgency, and develop relationships with Africa and Africans worldwide".[4]
The APSP and its sister organization the Uhuru Movement have been accused of collaborating with alleged Russian foreign agent Aleksandr Viktorovich Ionov to sow social divisions in the United States.[5] Members of the APSP and Uhuru Movement have traveled to St. Petersburg to attend an anti-globalization conference hosted by Russia. The party has also acknowledged that it supports Russia in its invasion of Ukraine.[6][7]
The APSP was founded in 1972 — emerging from three earlier Black organisations in Florida, namely: the Junta of Militant Organizations (JOMO), the Black Rights Fighters, and the Black Study Group. JOMO, the most influential of the three organisations then led by Yeshitela, was a Black organisation protesting against racial discrimination, and racist police brutality and abuses against people of African descent in Florida, United States. |
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