The investigation asked to release FBK operator Zelensky from arrest

The investigation asked to release from custody the operator of the Anti-Corruption Foundation (FBK) * Pavel Zelensky, who was arrested in the case of incitement to extremism (part 2 of article 280 of the Criminal Code) because of his tweets about the suicide of journalist Irina Slavina. to the information in the file cabinet of the Presnensky District Court of Moscow . drew attention Mediazona

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20:28 & Zelensky was transferred to house arrest, Novaya Gazeta was told in the press service of the court. &

Last week, Marina Litvinovich, a member of the Public Monitoring Commission of Moscow, said that Zelensky made the decision to plead guilty on his own, largely hoping for a change in the preventive measure. It didn't look like he was under pressure, she said. The day before, FBK director Ivan Zhdanov said that Zelensky had refused a lawyer. He described the situation as very worrying."

The FBK operator was detained on January 15, on the morning of the same day, his house was searched. According to Zelensky, during the operation, one of the officers hit him on the head. Later, the Presnensky Court of Moscow arrested Zelensky until February 28.

*included by the Ministry of Justice in the list of NGOs performing the function of a foreign agent