Maltsev was arrested in absentia

The judge of the Meshchansky District Court of Moscow Tatyana Shanina in absentia arrested the leader of the "artillery" Vyacheslav Maltsev in the case of extremism. It is reported by RIA "Novosti".

The arrest was scheduled for a period of two months from the date of the detention of Maltsev after it was issued to Russia. Emigrant previously put on the international wanted list; The decision on the arrest allows Moscow to achieve extradition of a policy.

Maltsev announced the flight from Russia on July 4 . He explained that he received information about the discovery of extremism against him. Later it turned out that politics was charged with part 1 of Article 280 of the Criminal Code (public calls for extremism), which provides for a four years of the colony.

The reason for the initiation of the case was Maltsev’s performance at a rally, which took place on May 6 on Sakharov Avenue in Moscow. The rally was dedicated to the fifth anniversary of the action of the action in Bolotnaya Square. In his speech, the politician stated that the white lane protest was doomed. “Because this (participants in the protest. - Ed.) There were people who wanted to get something according to the law,” Maltsev explained. “Here you can get only a different way.”

“Today we went out here,” the speaker continued. “But we are not very many. But you know why? Because this is a permitted rally. This is an allowed event. And those people who came out 26 (March. - Ed.), “ They don’t want to be allowed. They are here. ”

On August 15, the FSB in absentia charged Maltsev on the case . As stated in the relevant resolution, the statements of the politician on Sakharov Avenue were "a criminal intent aimed at motivating the rally participants to the armed seizure of power in the Russian Federation." Thus, the special service concluded, the leader of the “artillery preparation” took extremist actions aimed at preventing the legal activity of authorities with the use or threat of violence “based on political hatred or enmity”.

On September 8, it turned out that Maltsev was in France . He arrived there through Moldova and Montenegro.