In Komsomolsk-on-Amur, a supporter of Alexei Navalny was detained on the basis of a robber

A supporter of Alexei Navalny, Mikhail Potapenkov, was detained when he was leaving home for work. The activist himself reported this.

Komsomolsk-on-AmurOVD-InfoPotapenkov is being taken to police department No. 3. Police officers explained the detention by saying that the activist looked like a wanted robber.

Potapenkov himself believes that the detention is connected with the publication of a video of the funeral of a crime boss. A few days ago, a friend of Potapenkov’s blogger Viktor Toroptsev, who published this entry, was sentenced to 10 days.

arrested Coordinator of “Human Rights Postcard” Alexey Pryanishnikov reported that criminal investigation officers from Amursk came to Potapenkov’s apartment with a search. As it turned out, the search was carried out as part of a criminal case under the article on libel (128.1 of the Criminal Code). Two witnesses in military uniform were present during the search. All equipment was confiscated from the activist and then taken away in a civilian vehicle.

UPD 06:00 OVD-InfoLater Potapenkov contacted Pryanishnikov and said that he had been taken to unit No. 1 on Kirov Street. His phone was taken away almost immediately.

Operational search of Komsomolsk-on-Amur Local activist Sergei Naumov in his video, which captured police near Potapenkov’s house at the time of the search. Mikhail Potapenkov was released from the police department. Now he is in the status of a witness in a libel case initiated by a video about the funeral of a crime boss. Potapenko was scheduled for questioning on January 18. Aleksey Pryanishnikov, coordinator of Human Rights Postcard, spoke about this.

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UPD 12:31 due to OVD-Info - On January 8, a video of the funeral of local crime boss Yuri Zarubin was posted on Twitter from the “disintegration and humiliation” account. The recording shows that the funeral ceremony in the city was blocked by traffic. In addition, the unknown person claims that law enforcement officers took part in the funeral. because of

The arrested Viktor Toroptsev published a video on two and on his Instagram. However, he states that he is not the author of the video.

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