"Telephone"

On the eve of the rally on March 6 in St. Petersburg, police officers conducted searches from activists of various groups

The first message about the search appeared on a personal page on the social network of the head of the Haban MO (Vasilyevsky Island, Petersburg) Nelly Vavinina. At 9:07 am March 5, she published the post “Morning does not start with coffee” and posted photos of a broken door. “They came at 6 a.m., they began to hide at the door, then I hear - they are breaking out,” Nely Yuryevna shared with her subscribers. - I scream: give me at least I will put on my pants and open! "

Later, Vavilina wrote that she was presented with a decision on a search in connection with the investigation of a criminal case under Part 2 of Art. 207 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation "knowingly false message about the act of terrorism", up to 5 years in prison. The municipal deputy explained that she was looking for leaflets, posters, agots, etc. “But I, except for the old poster against the development of the park on Smolenka, had nothing,” she wrote in the comments.

The Telegram channel "OVD-Info" ( the project was recognized by the Ministry of Justice of the Ino-agent ) said that the searches have passed at least 80 addresses of activists of various groups. Employees of the Investigative Committee on St. Petersburg, accompanied by special forces and employees of the ED department, the police headquarters from 5 a.m. on March 5, called many apartments.

If they did not have time to open them, then the front doors simply broke out.

Opposition municipal deputies, opponents of buildings, some human rights activists, activists of the feminists, members of the Mayak group (illuminates the course of the pandemic, raises the problems of homeless animals) came under the comb. Independent artists, known for the activities in the field of street graffiti, did not bypass.

The Fontanka publication, referring to a kind of message of the Main Directorate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs in St. Petersburg and the region, said that the St. Petersburg police entered the trail of the groups of people who, since February 25 of the current year, massively “mined” (reported by phone or e-mail about mining) socially significant objects (courts, schools, metro airport) and large shopping centers) Petersburg.

“A group consisting of at least 40 people was competently organized, the roles of participants were clearly distributed: several people carried out general coordination, some provided technical support, the rest transmitted messages. At the same time, the group used modern IP-telephony products that allow you to change the subscriber numbers of the phones. At the same time, most false messages pointed to the Ukrainian “trace”, but the residents of St. Petersburg performed them in reality, ”the Fontanka said in a statement.

On the official website of the Main Directorate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs in St. Petersburg and the news region about the detentions of telephone terrorists. But there is a warning published on March 3, 2022. In particular, it says: “In the Main Directorate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia for the city of St. Petersburg and the Leningrad Region, information continues to receive information about the calls distributed on the Internet to conduct unauthorized public events in the territory of St. Petersburg and the Leningrad Region ... The Main Directorate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia states that any provocative actions, aggression in their legal requirements will be an immediate requirements Stopped. Persons who have committed such offenses will be detained and held accountable, including criminal. The Police of St. Petersburg urges citizens not to respond to provocative proposals, observe calm and refrain from participating in inconsistent public events ... "

“Actually, such a practice-we called it“ preventive detentions ”-is valid for a long time,” said Igor K., former employee of the ED department of the Main Directorate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of St. Petersburg and the region (surname is in the editorial office). - But before this happened more correctly. We moved to the address of a potential activist who was supposed to participate in a rally or demonstration, waited for him to leave the entrance, and asked to present documents. They delivered to the nearest department, such as for verification, and after a few hours they released. There was no question of any criminal cases. The administrative ( administrative offense . - Ed.) - only for those who were too scandalous. And today, as I can judge by what some publications write, my former colleagues removed two birds with one shot at once.

And they did not allow activists to the rally, and they also reported on the disclosure of several criminal cases. ”

Before Nelly Vavinina, as well as other defendants in the “telephone”, “new” could not get through. In the IC of St. Petersburg and the Main Directorate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the press services of departments are sent to the press service of the departments, which since yesterday, it seems, have gone for a long weekend.

One of those who was detained as part of the “telephone business” was the blogger and head of the Mayak group Daria Haykinen. She was presented to the search as part of the investigation of the case of “telephone terrorism”, they seized all the information on the information found in the apartment and took it to the Krasnoselsky Ministry of Internal Affairs. It is currently detained for two days and is contained in the temporary detention center.

“I can’t explain this detention of anything other than psychological pressure,” Dmitry Gerasimov, a representative of the Zone Grasimov Zone organization, told the “new” lawyer. -The police do not hide that they have no evidence that Daria called somewhere about some kind of mining. Most likely, after 48 hours it will be released without charges. It was important to remove the computer and phone to study the contacts, the history of visiting sites, the original texts of the posted posts, etc. But the secret of correspondence and personal life is guaranteed by the Constitution. ”