In Samara, FSB officers detained artist Irina Izmailova, Idel.ru reported. Realities” lawyer Evgenia Ryzhkova.
On the evening of September 1, security forces came to Izmailova's house and confiscated her personal belongings and phone, Ryzhkova said. “My colleague, another lawyer, came to see her. He was not allowed into the house, they refused to take documents, they referred to the fact that Irina allegedly stated that she did not need a lawyer, ”Ryzhkova explained.
Izmailova spent the night in the FSB building. Later, the lawyer managed to visit Izmailova, but she wrote a refusal of her services «under the dictation of the investigator.» According to the lawyer, the girl is suspected of illegal manufacture of explosives (Part 1 of Article 223.1 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation).
The Astra telegram channel, as well as Protocol.Samara, wrote about the detention of Izmailova, citing friends of the artist. Both publications reported that the girl, who spoke out against the war in Ukraine, is probably suspected of «associating with the Armed Forces of Ukraine.»
“Idel. Realii claim that Izmailova has been in a relationship with Samara activist Alexander Kudashev for more than two years, who left for Ukraine in June 2023 and joined the Russian Volunteer Corps (RDK), a unit of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, consisting of Russians. He previously spoke about this in an interview with the publication.
According to Idel. Realii”, in Samara, two volunteers of the environmental project “Recyclables for Charity”, whose names were not specified, were also detained. Kudashev, the publication adds, until 2021 collaborated with this organization.
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