In Smolensk, an investigator released a Libertarian Party activist detained in the Moscow region

Investigators did not apply for a preventive measure for Libertarian Party activist Dmitry Klepikov, who was detained in the village of Molod, Moscow Region and transported to Smolensk, party member Kirill Samodurov told Mediazona.

According to the activist, on February 13, the 48 hours of detention allotted by law expired. Now Klepikov is at large in Smolensk, where he will await the results of the examinations.

An investigator came to Klepikov’s home on the morning of February 11 and reported that a criminal case had been opened against him “in connection with a publication on a social network.” During the search, all equipment was confiscated from the activist. After this, Klepikov was transferred to a temporary detention center in Smolensk, where a case was opened. The activist emphasized that he is in no way connected with this city and has never been registered there.

Samodurov later reported that Klepikov’s case is similar to the case of mathematician Dmitry Bogatov, accused in the case of calls for terrorism and attempting to organize mass riots. Samodurov claims that Klepikov also supported an exit node of the Tor network - this means that any network user can get an IP address registered to him.

According to the activist, an unidentified Tor user committed an illegal act from Klepikov’s IP address, which formed the basis of the criminal case. Samodurov emphasized that in the interests of the suspect, the defense has not yet announced the article under which he was prosecuted.

The activist also clarified that Klepikov was detained not for illegal publication, but for illegal “communication” on the Internet. According to the defense, the investigation has no other evidence of Klepikov’s connection with the person who committed the crime, except his IP address. Klepikov himself denies his guilt.