The Bi-2 group was detained after a concert at the Illusion club in Phuket. According to Varlamov News, the reason for the detention could be the lack of a work permit.
After the arrest, the musicians were released pending trial, which will take place on the morning of January 26. Musicians face deportation.
On January 22, “Bi-2” performed at a club in Pattaya, the police were not interested in this concert.
Members of the Bi-2 group do not hide their anti-war position. After the war began, they recorded several anti-war songs and moved to Israel. In May 2023, the vocalist of the group Leva (Egor Bortnik) wrote on his Instagram that he would not return to Russia, noting that “Putin’s Russia only causes disgust and disgust.”