Activist Claims FSB Torture Over Anti-War Comments

Activist from Ufa — on torture in the FSB for anti-war comments: 'At some point Roman Mozgovy walks in, I am lying on the floor.'

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Aytugan Sharipov, an anti-war activist from Ufa, was detained by FSB officers.
During detention, Sharipov was subjected to physical abuse and psychological pressure.
One FSB officer named Roman Mozgovoy was present during the interrogation.
Sharipov was threatened with a rolled-up A4 paper tube and electric shocks.
The purpose of the abuse was to force Sharipov to apologize on video for his anti-war statements.
Sharipov refused to speak and was held for eight hours.
The story became widely known in spring 2022 when Sharipov disclosed it to local media.
Afterward, Sharipov left Russia and lived in several countries.
He eventually moved to the United States and applied for political asylum.
Sharipov recounted the events in a recent interview with Idel.Реалии.