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A geodesist who opposed the war was arrested under the article of treason
A criminal case was opened against the scientist-geodesist and former official of the Birobidzhan city hall Valery Kachin under the article on treason (Article 275 of the Criminal Code). The telegram channel “Caution, news” is about this.
reports information about the case - it is known that on December 7, the Lefortovo District Court will hold a hearing on extending the preventive measure for the scientist. The Moscow City Court also
available on the website Details of the criminal case against Kachin are classified - it is unknown what exactly the investigation considered the reason for initiating it.
The scientist was detained in mid-September, after which he was transferred to Moscow to the Lefortovo pre-trial detention center. As a telegram channel “Caution, News”, before his imprisonment, Kachin supported Alexei Navalny, Ukraine and protests in Belarus on social networks. In 2022, he uploaded about 50 anti-war songs to his playlist on Yandex.Music, the project reports.