The leader of the "Left Resistance" Daria Polyudova was charged

The leader of the Left Resistance, Daria Polyudova, was charged with “calls for separatism” (Part 1 of Article 280.1 of the Criminal Code) and “justification of terrorism” (Part 2 of Article 205.2 of the Criminal Code). MBKh Media reported this with reference to the lawyer of the human rights group “Agora” Leonid Solovyov, who represents the interests of Polyudova.

reports As reported by the lawyer, the case materials say that Polyudova, “acting for separatist purposes,” on January 31, 2019, stood with a poster with the inscription “Kuril Islands, stop feeding Moscow. Long live the Far Eastern Republic." “Thus, in the opinion of , she called for a referendum on the issue of secession from the Russian Federation,” the publication reports Solovyov’s words.

linguistic experts The second charge against Polyudova was brought against her for “justifying terrorism” for her VKontakte publication, which allegedly justifies the activities of Shamil Basayev and Aslan Maskhadov.

because of - On the morning of January 15, at Daria Polyudova and the journalist of the publication “Gradus TV” Olga Sapronova, during which both women were detained. The security forces did not allow the lawyer from Yulia Sycheva to see Polyudova. Sapronova was released after interrogation in the FSB building, forcing her lawyer to sign a non-disclosure agreement. The next day, Polyudova is in a pre-trial detention center with the status of a suspect. was searched by OVD-Info and placed - In 2014–2015, Polyudov in calls for extremism and separatism. Then she was sentenced to two years. colony-settlements were accused