Pushed to the ground for an hour
Russian couple brutally arrested for anti-war remarks
A private conversation between a Russian couple in a restaurant in Krasnodar, Russia, had drastic consequences. Because both are against the war, a guest called the police. The couple was brutally arrested.
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This photo was taken during the couple’s arrest in Krasnodar.
A brutal arrest was made in the Russian city of Krasnodar over the weekend. According to the report of various independent Russian media portals, Olesya and Alexei Ovchinnnikov were arrested by the police and taken to prison for an anti-war conversation.
According to the reports, the couple had a conversation in a restaurant in the city. It should also have been about the war in Ukraine. The couple clearly opposed the war, reports the Moscow Times, among others. Another visitor to the restaurant then called the police.
This acted brutally against the couple. Several officers stormed the restaurant and pushed the couple to the ground, the media reports. Then they handcuffed them, reports the couple’s daughter. The couple lay on the floor for about an hour. They were then taken to a police station.
A day later in court
The couple was accused of “hooliganism” and had to spend a night behind bars. The nine-year-old daughter was housed by officials with members of the family.
According to the couple, the police have freely admitted to them that they were arrested for making anti-war remarks. The couple was in court the morning after the fateful visit to the restaurant. So far, however, nothing is known about the verdict.
Already several arrests
It is not the first time that the Russian state apparatus around President Vladimir Putin (70) has used brutal methods against anti-war statements. Statements against the war and thus criticism of the Kremlin are generally suppressed in Russia.
Shortly before Christmas, officials arrested the student Olesya Krivtsova (19). After she shared an Instagram post critical of Russia last October, she is now suspected of being a terrorist. She was betrayed by two fellow students who were bothered by Krivtsowa’s war-critical content. Demonstrators who publicly opposed the war in Ukraine were also arrested at the beginning of the war. (zis)