A public activist from Komi was transferred from a pre-trial detention center to house arrest

Civil activist from Komi Andrei Ivashev, accused of promoting terrorism, was transferred from a pre-trial detention center to house arrest. This is the public page “Public Meeting of the Komi Republic” on VKontakte.

reported “He is not allowed to communicate with strangers, except his loved ones, go online and make phone calls,” the page says.

In February, the FSB Directorate for Komi initiated charges against the social activist under the article on public calls for extremism on the Internet (Part 2 of Article 280 of the Criminal Code). According to security officials, in 2020 he made three comments calling for the murder of the head of the region, Vladimir Uiba, in groups on VKontakte. Ivashev himself denies guilt and believes that the persecution is related to his human rights activities.

left At first, the man was prohibited from certain actions, in March 2022 he. The preventive measure was changed after he came to the Investigative Committee to obtain permission from the investigator to travel to Kirov, where he was to undergo surgery.

arrested In October, the Syktyvkar District Court sent the case to the prosecutor's office for review, as it decided that the qualifications of the article did not correspond to the actions that the social activist was charged with. After that, his charge was changed to a more serious one - calls for terrorism on the Internet (Part 2 of Article 205.2 of the Criminal Code).

returned This is not the only criminal case against the activist - in December 2021, he was also searched under articles on inciting hostility (Article 282 of the Criminal Code) and contempt of court (Article 297 of the Criminal Code). In connection with what he is charged with inciting hostility is unknown. A criminal case of contempt of court was opened due to the fact that Ivashev, according to investigators, spoke rudely with the judge at a meeting where he represented the interests of a woman with a disability.

• Earlier, Ivashev also spoke about the difficult conditions of detention in the pre-trial detention center. According to the social activist, he was placed in a cold basement with a broken window opening. Later he was taken to a special unit, where, as the man noted, he was “in inhumane, unsanitary conditions.” In addition, Ivashev was not allowed to use the prison library. told translated - “Komi Public Meeting” reports that before being taken into custody, Ivashev repeatedly took part in protest rallies, represented the interests of local social activists in court, and wrote blogs on YouTube and other social networks.