In Udmurtia, a local resident was detained under the article on justifying terrorism, he was sent to a pre-trial detention center

A 61-year-old resident of Udmurt Glazov, Andrei Edigarev, was detained in May under the article on justifying terrorism on the Internet (Part 2 of Article 205.2 of the Criminal Code). A message about this in the “Privy Councilor” telegram channel.

appeared Edigarev was sent to a pre-trial detention center in Izhevsk. According to Udmurt oppositionist Vasily Kryukov, this happened on May 8.

information Andrey Edigarev is a former deputy of the Glazov City Duma; in 2022, he participated in the “Congress of People’s Deputies of Russia” in Warsaw, after which he returned to Russia. May 15 Rosfinmonitoring added Edigarev to the list of persons involved in extremism and terrorism.

included The telegram channel message claims that Edigarev was previously held accountable “for committing fraudulent actions and discrediting the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation during a special military operation.” On the protocols on the article on discrediting the army and the publication “That’s So”; According to the publication, in April 2023, the third protocol was returned to the police by the Glazovsky District Court. OVD-Info has not yet been able to confirm the information about bringing Edigarev to justice under the article on discrediting the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation (Article 20.3.3 of the Administrative Code).

reports In winter, Edigarev was beaten by unknown persons, reports “That’s So,” but the Investigative Committee refused to initiate a criminal case.

• “Congress of People's Deputies” is a meeting of former Russian deputies. The meeting of the organization took place from November 4 to November 7, 2022 in Poland. In April 2023, the Prosecutor General’s Office declared the activities of the “Congress” “undesirable.” On May 18, searches of opposition politicians were carried out in Moscow and St. Petersburg due to the case of the initiator of the “Congress” Ilya Ponomarev under an article about “fake news” about the Russian army. admitted passed