The lawyer accused the security forces of violence against activist Artem Kamardin

The lawyer accused the security forces of violence against activist Artem Kamardin


Lawyer Leonid Solovyov claims that security forces committed sexual assault against Moscow activist Artem Kamardin. This allegedly happened on September 26 during a search in the apartment where he and activists Alexandra Popova and Alexander Menyukov were staying. Ms. Popova also complained about threats of rape. There were no official reports on investigative actions with them.

The day before, all three took part in the "Mayakovsky Readings" on Triumfalnaya Square, which were declared "anti-mobilization."

Telegram channel 112 published footage that may have captured the moment when the police broke into the activists' apartment. In the video, several young people also apologize for words allegedly “insulting Novorossiya.”

"New Newspaper. Europe”, referring to some eyewitnesses, reported that the security forces “beat Kamardin very badly and put a dumbbell in his anus.” This information was repeated to Kommersant by lawyer Soloviev. At the same time, he said that the victim did not need urgent hospitalization.

According to Alexandra Popova, quoted by Novaya Gazeta. Europe”, the security forces stuck stickers on her face, threatened her with initiating a prostitution case, and also threatened to plant drugs during a personal search. According to her, this was done by an employee of the Center for Combating Extremism.

“I have a lot of superglue on me, because the security forces stuck stickers on my face with superglue, tried to glue my mouth, pulled out my hair, kicked me, threatened to rape me with five of us,” she said.

According to the lawyer, the inspection of the apartment ended at 17.00 Moscow time, the detainees were taken to the Investigative Department of the Investigative Committee for the Tverskoy District. SOTA reports that a protocol was drawn up against Alexandra Popova discrediting the Russian army and released on a promise to appear.

Anastasia Larina



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