Oppositionist, that is, a criminal
Deputy of the Yekaterinburg City Duma, leader of the local branch of Yabloko, Maxim Petlin, was accused of extorting three million rubles. On February 22, he was detained, his office and apartment were searched, and a criminal case was opened against him. FSB officers detained him, roughly twisted his hands, and he spent the entire night of February 23 in the office of the Investigative Committee. Petlin organized the “Strategy-31” actions in Yekaterinburg.