A mathematician suspected of calling for mass riots on April 2 was arrested in Moscow.

The Presnensky Court of Moscow arrested 25-year-old mathematician Dmitry Bogatov for two months, who is suspected of calling for mass unrest in Moscow. This was reported by the press service of the Investigative Committee.

According to the department, Bogatov was detained last week. During the searches, investigators seized computer equipment and electronic devices from the suspect. First, a case was brought against him for inciting mass riots, and the court refused to place the mathematician under arrest. Then another case was opened against Bogatov for calls for terrorism.

According to the case file, on March 29, Bogatov posted two messages encouraging the organization of mass riots in the center of Moscow. The publication of the posts was carried out by the suspect using a fake account in the name of Airat Bayshirov. According to representatives of the department, the accused used “Special software designed to hide traces of presence on the Internet” in order to destabilize the government.

At the hearing on April 10, Bogatov’s defense insisted that at the time of the appearance of “extremist messages on the Internet,” the suspect was in the fitness club with his wife. In turn, investigators demanded that the mathematician be sent to a pre-trial detention center, since he had a visa to Italy and could go abroad. Bogatov himself claimed that he had no plans to leave the country.

Bogatov was arrested until June 8. Now computer-technical examinations are being carried out on all items seized from his apartment.

Earlier it was reported that the Investigative Committee for Moscow opened a criminal case under the article “Call for mass riots.” The department's press service stated that on March 29, an unknown person under a pseudonym posted messages on the Internet calling for extreme extremist actions to be committed in the capital on April 2.

Calls to hold an action on April 2 began to appear shortly after mass protests that took place on March 26 in Moscow and other Russian cities. Most of the actions were not coordinated with the authorities. After these rallies, the Prosecutor General’s Office demanded that Roskomnadzor block Internet pages dedicated to the uncoordinated protest action.

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