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The FSB decided to release Svetlana Davydova
The investigation decided to release Svetlana Davydova, who was arrested on charges of treason. FSB investigator Mikhail Svinolup, who is leading the case, informed the defendant’s lawyers about this. The measure of restraint for the accused was changed to a written undertaking not to leave the place.
Davydova’s husband Anatoly Gorlov told Meduza that his wife has not yet been released. He also could not clarify where exactly Davydova would be after her arrest - she would return home to Vyazma or she would have to move to Moscow during the investigation. Typically, subscription implies that the accused must not leave the city of his permanent residence.
Her lawyers suddenly learned that Svetlana Davydova was going to be released. On Tuesday morning, lawyer Sergei Badamshin met with his client in the Lefortovo pre-trial detention center for a brief conversation, after which he went off to attend to other matters. After lunch, he and his second defense attorney, Ivan Pavlov, suddenly received a call from FSB investigator Mikhail Svinolup, who was leading the treason case, and said that they should both arrive at the Lefortovo pre-trial detention center by 5 p.m.
- After the arrest of Svetlana Davydova, an appeal was drawn up addressed to Russian President Vladimir Putin with a request to review her preventive measure. Tens of thousands of people signed the petition. On February 3, it became known that the appeal had been received by the Kremlin administration. Presidential press secretary Dmitry Peskov promised that it would be considered.
- Svetlana Davydova, who is raising seven children, was detained by FSB officers on January 21. She called the Ukrainian embassy to report that military personnel from a unit located near her home had allegedly been sent to Ukraine. The reason for the call was a conversation in a minibus: Davydova heard one of the servicemen talking on the phone about an upcoming business trip.
- Specialists from the Main Operations Directorate of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation came to the conclusion that the information transmitted by Davydova could “jeopardize the effectiveness of measures to strengthen the state border with Ukraine.”