Are there right-wing radicals in the St. Petersburg police?

On July 24, 2008, from a report on the detention of Aleksey Bychin, accused of stabbing a policeman, it became known that right-wing radicals had gained access to information about the detained anti-fascists. According to right-wing sites, the information came from the police.

In March 2008, during an unauthorized march in memory of anti-fascist Alexei Krylov, who was killed in Moscow, several dozen anti-fascists from St. Petersburg were detained and taken to the 76th police station. After that, messages appeared on neo-Nazi Internet forums: "A funny action. And useful :) We received all the data on your detainees from the department in the morning :) By the way, for free, because half of the cops turned out to be right :)" .

The doors of apartments and entrances of many anti-fascists who were in the 76th department were marked with swastikas. A fascist symbol also appeared at the entrance of a Novaya Gazeta correspondent who witnessed those events and wrote a complaint (indicating his home address) against the illegal actions of police officers at the 76th police department.

In July 2008, anti-fascist A. Bychin and his friend were brought to the same police station. Shortly after the arrest of the anti-fascist, right-wing radical resources posted the home address of a woman who volunteered to raise funds to pay for lawyer services for Bychin.

Sources

• Likhanova T. Neo-Nazi fighters // Zaks.ru. 2008. 25 July.