Karelia: the defending interests of the residents of the resident conducted a search

In Petrozavodsk, employees of the Investigative Committee and the FSB searched in the apartment of Sergei Tabakov, who protects the interests of conscripts in the courts. The search was carried out in a criminal case that was initiated on his client. About this North. Reali was told by Tabakov himself.

According to Sergei Tabakov, they came to him on the morning of June 16. The search was carried out by court order due to the investigation of the criminal case against one of Tabakov’s clients with whom he worked with him in the spring and autumn of 2021. Now the young man was brought to criminal liability for evasion of the draft.

According to Tabakov, the search was about two hours. Investigators seized a computer, the seal of the organization, Tabakov’s telephone and his passport, as well as 30 folders with personal cases of conscripts for five years. Sergei Tabakov claims that his work is now blocked - it is conducting the affairs of five young people who appeal the call.

The decision on the search (is at the disposal of the editorial office) says that Tabakov provided legal assistance so that the suspect could avoid the draft - filed complaints about the decisions of the draft commissions and sent claims to the court. In the UK, it is believed that Tabakov used formal bases for this.

Sergei Tabakov calls himself the head of the human rights Union of Karelia. The activities of this organization were suspended in 2019 by court decision, but in fact, Tabakov continues to work with conscripts. Tabakov said that criminal cases had previously initiated criminal cases with respect to two, but there were never searches. Tabakov believes that the search is associated with the current call, which is carried out against the background of the war with Ukraine.