Celebration of the whip

Assistant to Duma deputy from A Just Russia Ilya Ponomarev Leonid Razvozzhaev, who was taken from Kiev by unknown people on October 19 immediately after he wrote an application for political asylum, was taken to Moscow, accused of preparing to organize mass riots and arrested for two months . He is currently in Lefortovo, as is his accomplice, RKRP-RPK activist Konstantin Lebedev. Razvozzhaev’s lawyer Violetta Volkova learned about the charges against him and his arrest retroactively. The suspect in this case is the coordinator of the “Left Front” Sergei Udaltsov, who is now under recognizance not to leave the place. Let us recall that the formal basis for initiating a criminal case was the notorious film “Anatomy of a Protest-2”, which showed a video recording of dubious origin, allegedly indicating that Udaltsov intended, with the support of representatives of the Georgian authorities, to cause mass unrest in Russia.

A video was posted on the Internet in which Razvozzhaev, being led arm-in-arm into a paddy wagon, manages to throw into the cell that he was tortured for two days.

At the same time, the Investigative Committee claims that Razvozzhaev himself wrote a confession on October 21, despite the fact that he was taken out of Kyiv on October 19. The investigation also claims that Razvozzhaev confirmed all the suspicions: he allegedly wrote in his own hand that Udaltsov, Lebedev and he were involved in “the mass riots that occurred on May 6, 2012 on Bolotnaya Square in Moscow” and that the riots were financed by that same former member of the Georgian government Givi Targamadze, with whom Udaltsov allegedly spoke in a dubious video, judging by NTV’s broadcasts.

Observers have already noted that the meeting, in accordance with the version of NTV and the investigation, took place in June, so even if we assume that it took place, Targamadze could hardly, in its wake, finance an event that took place before.