Konstantin Krylov was detained in Moscow

On November 4, 2011, a few hours before the start of the Russian March , one of its organizers, Konstantin Krylov, was detained in Moscow. The Investigative Department of the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation for the city of Moscow opened a criminal case against him under Part 1 of Art. 282 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (incitement of hatred or enmity, as well as humiliation of human dignity). The reason for initiating the case was the statements of the leader of the ROD during the rally “Stop Feeding the Caucasus,” held on October 22, 2011 on Bolotnaya Square.

The case was initiated on November 3, 2011 based on the results of an investigation carried out by the Zamoskvoretsky Prosecutor's Office of the city of Moscow. During the audit, linguistic studies of these statements, which were recognized as extremist, were carried out.

K. Krylov was taken to the Zamoskvoretsky investigative department and interrogated as a suspect. After interrogation, he was released on his own recognizance, but Krylov was never seen at the Russian March.

In his speech, Krylov spoke extremely hostilely about the “Caucasians”; he also indiscriminately accused them of killing Russians and corrupting the police. This can be considered as a humiliation of the dignity of people based on their nationality, which is part of Art. 282 of the Criminal Code. We, however, believe that such statements, not associated with any inflammatory calls, should not be the subject of criminal prosecution. Sources

• Konstantin Krylov, suspected of extremist statements on October 22 in Moscow, was released on his own recognizance // Official website of the RF SKP. 2011. November 4.
• A case was opened against the organizer of the “Russian March” // Lenta.ru. 2011. November 4.