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Military man Alexander Lunin was arrested due to extremist symbols
Former Russian soldier Alexander Lunin, who demanded a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin, was arrested on June 27 under an administrative article about the demonstration of extremist symbols. "Layout" drew attention to this.
The information was published on the court’s website only two days after the decision was made – on the morning of June 29. In court, the details were not disclosed to journalists, saying that “such cases are not subject to disclosure.”
The article on propaganda of extremist symbols provides for arrest for up to 15 days. Lunin, as previously reported on his telegram channel, was arrested for 11 days. Under what article, it was not specified then. Before this, Lunin’s wife spoke on TikTok about the search of their home and the seizure of all computer equipment. She later deleted the video and said that Lunin was “alive and well” and he asked not to comment on anything.
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Lunin himself was not at home during the search - he went to a meeting with the head of the Federal Project for Security and Anti-Corruption and serial informer Vitaly Borodin. After this, the former military man stopped communicating.
- 39-year-old Alexander Lunin is a participant in Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. He lives in the village of Lizinovka, Rossoshansky district, Voronezh region. According to Meduza and Mediazona, he fought as part of the 150th motorized rifle division and was wounded. On June 25, he published a video in which he demanded a meeting with Putin. He said that if in the near future he “does not come to the Kremlin and speak live” next to the Russian President, then “the army will deploy its weapons against the Kremlin.” This video has received millions of views.
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