A Tver activist who allegedly planned to set fire to a military registration and enlistment office has had his arrest extended

Locksmith and activist from Tver Ivan Kudryashov, who is accused of preparing for a terrorist act (Part 1 of Article 205 of the Criminal Code with the use of Part 1 of Article 30 of the Criminal Code), was extended his detention in a pre-trial detention center until early February 2023. This is reported by SOTA.

Kudryashov was arrested on September 30, after which he was charged. According to investigators, the Tver resident was allegedly planning to set fire to the military registration and enlistment office as a sign of protest against mobilization.

At the end of December, a young man reported torture . According to Kudryashov, during his arrest, officers from the Tver FSB planted incendiary mixtures on him. In the search report, the activist denies that he owns the Molotov cocktails allegedly found in his apartment.

The activist also reported that he was repeatedly tortured to obtain the password for his smartphone and force him to sign a confession. He noted that operatives used electric shocks. According to the activist, the investigator in the case, S. V. Erofeev, knew about this.

• Since the beginning of the full-scale war with Ukraine, military registration and enlistment offices and administrative buildings have been set on fire in various Russian cities. After the announcement of the “partial” mobilization, such arson became more frequent—several dozen cases of arson of military registration and enlistment offices are known . Some of the criminal cases in connection with the arson of military registration and enlistment offices, as well as police departments, the FSB and administrative buildings are listed in our guide to the “anti-war case”. OVD-Info suggests that at least some of these actions were a response to military aggression from Russia.
• Since February 24—the first day of the “special operation” in Ukraine—residents of Russian cities have been going out to anti-war rallies every day and talking about the tragedy online. Anti-war speeches and statements become grounds for criminal prosecution. At the moment, more than 380 people have become defendants in criminal cases initiated due to protest against the war with Ukraine. Read more about this in our guide .