In Omsk, police came to search an anti-fascist twice

In Omsk, police officers twice came with a search to the anti-fascist Artur Shelashsky. The next day, FSB officers interrogated the activist's relative. Shelashsky himself informed OVD-Info about this.

On February 23, at one in the morning, five people in police uniforms came to the apartment of the anti-fascist's mother, where he was registered. They began to ask the woman questions about the location of her son and where he works, what he does, whether he often appears at home in Omsk. Shelashsky's mother noted that the police were actively interested in the young man's social circle.

In addition, the men examined the rooms in the apartment and left an hour later without explaining to the woman the reasons for their visit. The police officers did not provide any resolution or other documents.

The next day, the wife of a relative of the activist called the woman. She said that in the village where they live, they are looking for Shelashsky, and now the police will come to their house. A few hours later it turned out that the police had detained another relative of the anti-fascist. In the department, the FSB officers interrogated the man for two hours: they asked how often Shelashsky comes to visit them, whether he participates in rallies of supporters of Alexei Navalny.

They also showed five sheets of correspondence in the WhatsApp messenger, a photo of Shelashsky's ticket for a flight to Berlin, and a photo of the activist himself. Employees of the service said that they intended to come to work with a young man in Novosibirsk. They said that they would meet him at the train stations and at the airport.

After that, the police again came to Shelashsky's mother. The woman said that law enforcement officers literally raided the house - they immediately began to ask about the storage of weapons, explosives, and drugs in the house. The activist's mother answered their question in the negative and asked them what her son was suspected of. To which the police officers said that "an anonymous call was received that your son is an extremist."

After that, they announced that they intended to conduct a search - the woman asked them for a decision. To this, law enforcement officials replied that they would conduct a “surface search.” As a result, the police examined the activist's books and took photographs of all the rooms.

Questions followed about the son's friends, whether they came to visit him. In addition, the employees stated that they knew the exact location of Shelashsky: according to them, at that moment the young man was allegedly in the museum in Berlin - they said that they “punched” him using geolocation.

On February 26, unknown people in civilian clothes came to the company in Novosibirsk, where the young man works, and asked employees questions about the activist.

Shelashsky believes that such actions of law enforcement agencies are connected with the repression that anti-fascists and left-wing activists are subjected to across the country.