All those involved in the case of the Ural anti-fascists have had their terms of detention in pre-trial detention center extended

The Central District Court of Tyumen extended the detention in a pre-trial detention center until March 29, 2023 for Deniz Aidyn, a defendant in the case of Ural anti-fascists. This was reported by a support group for those arrested and the press service of the Tyumen courts.

Aydin’s lawyer found out about the preventive hearing after a call from the investigator just two hours before it started, the channel reported . However, by law, the parties must be notified of the meeting five days in advance. The support team suggests that in this way the investigation tried to avoid publicity of the case.

The case against the Ural anti-fascists became known in early September. In addition to Aydin, there are five other defendants in the case: Kirill Brik, Yuri Neznamov, Nikita Oleynik, Roman Paklin and Daniil Chertykov. The young people were detained at the end of August in Tyumen, Yekaterinburg and Surgut. Oleinik is charged with creating a terrorist community (Part 1 of Article 205.4 of the Criminal Code), and everyone else is charged with participation in it (Part 2 of Article 205.4 of the Criminal Code). Brik and Aydin are also accused of making a homemade explosive device (Part 2 of Article 223.1 of the Criminal Code).

According to investigators , Oleynik “created a terrorist community” because of “his hatred of the current government regime.” Over the course of a year, according to the prosecution, the young man recruited his friends into this group to “carry out terrorist activities” in the Tyumen, Sverdlovsk regions and Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug.

The investigation considers Brik and Aydin to be “manufacturers” of explosives. During the search, a homemade explosive device was allegedly found on the young people. According to security officials, the young people planned to test it in the area of ​​the Tyumen thermal power plant.

All six defendants in the case - Neznamov and Paklin , Chertykov ,Brik , Oleinik ,Aydin - reported torture and violence after their arrest. Subsequently, the Investigative Committee refused to initiate a criminal case of torture based on Neznamov’s statement. In December, non-disclosure agreements were taken from four lawyers involved in the case. Chertykov and Paklin said in December that their health deteriorated in the pre-trial detention center and they were not provided with timely assistance.

December 26 The rest of the defendants in the case of the Ural anti-fascists were also extended their detention in pre-trial detention centers. Kirill Brik - until March 29, 2023, and Nikita Oleynik, Roman Paklin, Danil Chertykov and Yuri Neznamov - until March 30, 2023. This was reported by the telegram channel of the press service of the courts of the Tyumen region.

The title has been changed due to new information. We previously reported that Deniz Aydin’s arrest was extended until March 27, but this information was not confirmed.

• The anti-fascist community believes that young people are being persecuted primarily for their anti-authoritarian views, comparing what is happening with the Network case . He was charged in October 2017. According to the FSB, 11 young people from Penza and St. Petersburg were going to overthrow the government. Some defendants in the case alleged psychological pressure, electric shock, beatings and planted weapons. Some of them retracted the confessions they gave in the first days after the arrests. In 2019 and 2020, defendants in the case from Penza and St. Petersburg were sentenced to terms ranging from 3.5 to 18 years in prison.