Petersburger Daria Trepova, accused of committing a terrorist act, told details about the conditions in the pre-trial detention center and the murder of Vladlen Tatarsky in an interview with the Rotunda newspaper.
On April 4, the Basmanny District Court of Moscow sent Trepova under arrest — she was placed in the Lefortovo pre-trial detention center. According to the Petersburger, defenders are almost not allowed into the isolation ward. “They came from the UK 3-4 times, but I haven’t seen a lawyer until now,” the girl said in a letter to Rotunda.
For the first 10 days, Trepova was alone in the cell, later a girl was added to her. «It is unbearable. At first I had neither a book nor cigarettes. During the day you can not sleep under the covers. It's cold in the cell. I covered myself with a jacket and looked at the wall, ”said the Petersburger.
Most of the time in the pre-trial detention center she watches the Karusel children's TV channel. “On others, there is a risk of seeing footage, you know where. It’s sad that I can no longer lie at home and watch cartoons with my sister,” added Trepova.
The Rotunda journalists in a letter asked Trepova about the murder of Tatarsky and her criminal case, in response she said that she wanted to die most of all. “Over and over again I scroll through all the events in my head. [Rapper] Kanye West once said: "I brought you not peace, but a sword". And I keep thinking how it happened that I did not notice the sword in my hands <…> The most unbearable thing is that they killed a man with my hands and maimed dozens. I have always been against violence,” writes the person involved in the case.
The Petersburger added that she regrets what happened and prays for the health of the victims. She would also like to organize a fundraiser for the reconstruction of the victims of the explosion. “So that my regret does not look cynical, I will add that I survived, apparently, purely by chance,” the girl explained.
Trepova also shared her concerns about her family. According to her, because of a criminal case, the security forces came with searches to her 80-year-old grandfather. Trepova's mother, having learned about the criminal case, became very angry. “In the Investigative Committee, the operatives said that she screamed that she would kill me when she was taken for interrogation. I also wanted to die from this, ”the Petersburger summed up.
Trepova is accused in the case of committing a terrorist act (Part 3 of Article 205 of the Criminal Code) and illegal possession of explosives (Part 4 of Article 222.1 of the Criminal Code). According to investigators, she handed Tatarsky a figurine that exploded during an event in St. Petersburg on the afternoon of April 2. The next day, the security forces detained the girl, and her house was searched.
After Trepova was brought to the police department, a video appeared in which she confesses on camera that she had handed over the statuette to the deceased. On the afternoon of April 4, Trepova was taken from St. Petersburg to Moscow.
According to the national anti-terrorist committee, the explosion in the restaurant where Vladlen Tatarsky spoke was planned by the «Ukrainian special services» and the structures of Alexei Navalny. At the same time, the office of the President of Ukraine declared that they were not involved in the incident, and Navalny's supporter Ivan Zhdanov wrote in his telegram channel that this was not the first accusation of the FBK in terrorist activities, the fund denies its involvement in the explosion.
«Brought a figurine that exploded.» What is known about the murder of Z-blogger Vladlen Tatarsky and the detention of Daria Trepova
“From the slipping messages, it was quickly clear what would be sent to FBK. And here is a rather idiotic situation. To refute the fact that we did it is idiocy. Naturally, we do not do this. Do not refute — what if someone thinks that we really are? <…> They have been trying to hang terrorism on us for a long time, ”the oppositionist said.
Initially, the Ministry of Internal Affairs opened a case of committing a murder in a generally dangerous way (paragraph “e” of part 2 of article 105 of the Criminal Code), but on April 3 the article was reclassified as a terrorist attack. As a result of the explosion in St. Petersburg, which occurred on April 2 at Street Food Bar No. 1, Tatarsky was killed and 40 more people were injured.
Tatarsky himself participated in the war against Ukraine since 2014. After the start of a full-scale invasion in February 2022, he became famous for the phrase “We will defeat everyone, kill everyone, rob everyone we need, everything will be as we love,” said at the signing of the decree on the annexation of the DPR, LPR, Kherson and Zaporozhye regions.