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Opposition politician Maxim Reznik left Russia
Former deputy of the St. Petersburg Legislative Assembly, opposition politician Maxim Reznik left Russia. He talks about this himself in his Telegram channel.
wrote According to Reznik's message, he went “on vacation” on September 16. This was preceded by a conversation with a certain “official from the authorities,” who told Reznik: “Your stay at large is not included in the plans of the leadership of the Russian Federation.”
Reznik’s interlocutor, in his words, “has not stained himself with crimes” and helped him twice.
On April 20, Reznik was sentenced to five months in a penal colony on charges of buying drugs for personal use (Part 1 of Article 228 of the Criminal Code). At that time, Reznik had already been under house arrest for ten months, so he was released in the courtroom. The prosecution alleged that the ex-deputy purchased 18 grams of the herbal drug from his relative Ivan Dorofeev. Reznik himself did not admit his guilt, but Dorofeev in court said that he slandered the oppositionist under pressure. On July 7, the court of appeal passed the verdict without changes.
sentenced stated left In early June, Reznik’s page on VKontakte was blocked.
became known
According to various estimates, since the beginning of the war with Ukraine, from Russia to citizens have left. For many activists, journalists and public figures, the reason for leaving was fear of possible criminal prosecution. After the start of the “special operation,” the Russian authorities began to more often open criminal cases against those who oppose the war or are simply engaged in opposition activities.