The Litreev programmer was released from house arrest in the case of drug purchase

The Leninsky District Court of Yekaterinburg released Alexander Litreev from the house arrest of the IT specialist. He is accused of acquiring and storing drugs without a sales purpose (part 1 of article 228 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation), Interfax-Ural reports .

Lawyer Alexei Bushmakov said that the investigator asked to extend the term of Litreev’s arrest until May 22.

“The judge freed Alexander Litreev from house arrest. Sasha is a free person. Another preventive measure was not elected, ”he wrote on Facebook.

Litreev was detained near the hotel in Yekaterinburg on February 23, 2020. Together with a friend, he bought drugs, after which they were stopped by the police. They found two MDMA tablets (ecstasy) in the wear of Litreev.

On February 24, he was placed in a pre -trial detention center. The inquiry officer claimed that the accused could hide, since in Yekaterinburg he does not have a permanent place of residence. In March, the programmer was sent under house arrest. He spent it in a rented apartment, which was provided by one of the inhabitants. The programmer pleaded guilty.

Alexander Litreev is known for several projects aimed at helping participants in protest promotions in Russia. He created the “Red button” application, with which you can quickly inform about the detentions on protest promotions. In the summer of 2019, he launched a project to deanonymization of the Russian Elephant security forces. During Telegram blocking, his Vee Security company offered a VPN service for bypassing locks .