A person involved in the “Network” case in St. Petersburg spoke about the pressure of an FSB officer • OVD-Info • RIMA

A person involved in the “Network” case in St. Petersburg spoke about the pressure of an FSB officer

Viktor Filinkov, accused in the Network case, said that he was being pressured by FSB detective Konstantin Bondarev. about this Mediazona writes , citing lawyer Vitaly Cherkasov from the Zone of Law.

Filinkov told the lawyer that when he was escorted from the Gorelovo pre-trial detention center to the FSB building for interrogation, Konstantin Bondarev asked: “Well, are you still Filinov, or already Petushkov?”

During interrogation, Filinkov did not testify. As the lawyer told the publication, his client will refuse to testify until all the people who participated in the torture, were their witnesses or led them, are removed from the investigation.

Earlier, Cherkasov filed an application to recuse investigator Gennady Belyaev, because he participated in the preparation of Filinkov's testimony after his arrest. This defense was denied. In addition, the lawyer filed a motion to recuse investigator Klimov.

On January 23, anti-fascist Viktor Filinkov was detained in St. Petersburg. He is accused of participating in the terrorist organization "Set" (Part 2 of Article 205.4 of the Criminal Code). According to the FSB, its participants were preparing for the start of unrest in the country. Filinkov pleaded guilty, but later stated that he did it under torture . Members of the Public Monitoring Commission of St. Petersburg recorded numerous burn marks from a stun gun on the body of an anti-fascist.
In October 2017, five people were arrested in Penza. Another person was brought from St. Petersburg to Penza and also placed in an isolation cell. All were accused of participating in a terrorist community. According to the FSB, the young people participated in an organization called the Network, which allegedly has cells in Moscow, St. Petersburg, Penza and Belarus. The defendants in the terrorism case in Penza spoke about psychological pressure, torture with electric current, “hanging upside down” and weapons that FSB officers planted on them.