Dissident Alexander Skobov was sent to a psychiatric examination

The publicist and dissident Alexander Skobov, who is accused of "justification of terrorism" and "participation in the terrorist community", was sent to a forensic psychiatric examination, Rotonda found out . On the eve of the City Court of St. Petersburg was to be considered an appeal as it was suppressed for Skubov, but he transferred the meeting.

Forensic psychiatric examination in the Komi Republican Psychiatric Hospital will last up to 30 days.

Now in Skobov, two articles and three episodes. The justification of terrorism is charged with him because of three posts in social networks. In addition, in St. Petersburg, an administrative case was instituted against him about participating in the activities of an “unwanted” organization.

At the end of April, Skubov was transferred from St. Petersburg to the investigative insulator in Syktyvkar. Why the investigators decided to add a new article to him about "participation in a terrorist organization" is unknown. The wife of the dissident Olga Shcheglova suggests that we are talking about participation in the activities of the Free Russia forum.

• Skobov in Soviet times issued in Leningrad the anti -government magazine "Prospects". In the USSR, he was sent twice for compulsory treatment due to participation in opposition activities. In Russia, it was published in the radical-optical publication of the "Glass". He has repeatedly been a guest of radio broadcasts Freedom before the editorial office in the list of so -called undesirable organizations. In March 2024, the Ministry of Justice brought Skobov to the register of "foreign agents".
• In July 2014, unknown people attacked the human rights activist and inflicted five stab wounds on him. He was operated on. In the St. Petersburg branch of Yabloko, then the attack was associated with the fact that Skobov "harshly criticized the actions of the Russian authorities."