The Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation brought charges against Leonid Razvozzhaev . This is reported on the department's website. The activist is accused of preparing for mass riots. The case was opened after the film “Anatomy of a Protest-2” was shown on NTV.

Razvozzhaev became the second accused. Previously, charges were brought against Konstantin Lebedev . The third person involved, the leader of the Left Front Sergei Udaltsov , has not yet been charged. This will be done on October 26th.

The Investigative Committee in its press release explained why Leonid Razvozzhaev’s lawyer Violetta Volkova was not allowed to see her client in the Lefortovo pre-trial detention center. The report notes that Volkova has been declared the lawyer of all three defendants. However, as stated by the RF Investigative Committee, “taking into account the materials available in the case, the interests of the accused Razvozzhaev contradict the interests” of Udaltsov and Lebedev. According to the Code of Criminal Procedure of the Russian Federation , “the same person cannot be a defense attorney for two suspects or accused if the interests of one of them contradict the interests of the other.”

Apparently, investigators mean that Leonid Razvozzhaev wrote a confession in which he fully admitted his guilt. However, he himself stated that he testified under torture.

According to the official statement of the Investigative Committee, on October 21, Razvozzhaev himself appeared at the committee’s headquarters and frankly admitted to preparing to organize mass riots. However, as confirmed by the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees in Ukraine, the Russian oppositionist was kidnapped in Kyiv. According to the activist’s boss, State Duma deputy Ilya Ponomarev, Razvozzhaev was taken to Moscow on a special flight. Ukrainian intelligence services deny any involvement in the operation.

The case of preparing mass riots was opened on the basis of a hidden camera recording that allegedly captured a meeting between Udaltsov, Razvozzhaev and Lebedev with Georgian politician Givi Targamadze . As they say in Anatomy of Protest 2, they are discussing the possibility of causing unrest in the Russian Federation. Udaltsov denied the fact of acquaintance with Targamadze.

Konstantin Lebedev and Leonid Razvozzhaev were arrested. Both are being held in the Lefortovo pre-trial detention center. Lebedev did not admit his guilt. Investigators claim that Razvozzhaev not only confessed to the crime, but also said that the clashes with the police that took place on May 6 on Bolotnaya Square were paid for by Givi Targamadze. There are 18 people involved in the Bolotnaya case.

Leonid Razvozzhaev was charged