A St. Petersburg civil defense activist and candidate for the… (костров · ссылка · градозащитник)
A St. Petersburg civil defense activist and candidate for the Regional Duma was arrested for 10 days due to links to Instagram and Facebook in a post from 2021. As reported by Mediazona, the Leningradsky District Court of St. Petersburg arrested Yaroslav Kostrov for 10 days under an article regarding the display of 'extremist' symbolism.
Consensus
- Yaroslav Kostrov was arrested for 10 days in St. Petersburg due to a 2021 VK post containing links to Instagram and Facebook.
- The arrest was based on Article about 'demonstration of extremist symbolism'.
- Kostrov is a member of the movement 'Central District for Comfortable Living Environment' and was nominated as a candidate in the St. Petersburg Legislative Assembly elections.
- The case involves references to social media platforms owned by Meta, which were declared extremist in Russia in 2022.
- A similar arrest occurred on July 10 involving Oleg Mukhin and Ivan Apostolevsky from the Leningrad Regional Duma.
Points of divergence
- Oleg Mukhin and Ivan Apostolevsky were detained due to links on Facebook and Instagram, with charges of 'demonstrating extremist symbolism'. — tg_astrapress
- The post in question was a pre-election leaflet from 2021 posted on VK, containing links to Instagram and Facebook. — tg_tvrain
- Kostrov did not administer the VK group or personally publish the leaflet; his defense argued that evidence was insufficient due to lack of screenshots, device details, and time of verification. — tg_sotavisionmedia
Coverage (9 sources)
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- St. Petersburg environmental defender and Zaksobranie candidate arrested for 10 days due to Instagram and Facebook links in a post — Дождь (Telegram)
- St. Petersburg defender Yaroslav Kostrov arrested for 10 days over 'demonstration' of Instagram links — SOTAvision
- Yaroslav Kostrov, candidate for the St. Petersburg Regional Duma, arrested for 10 days for a 2021 post with links to Instagram and Facebook — Медиазона
- Fishing is not expensive. Court arrested activist Kostrov for 10 days over a logo and link to banned social networks — Фонтанка
- Kostrov, Candidate for the St. Petersburg Regional Duma, Arrested in St. Petersburg — Дождь
- Activist Yaroslav Kostrov Arrested in St. Petersburg; He May Be Deprived of the Right to Participate in Elections — Новая газета Европа
- Activist and Candidate for the Regional Duma Yaroslav Kostrov Arrested in St. Petersburg — Дождь (Telegram)
- Another climate defender detained in St. Petersburg — activist Yaroslav Kostrov, who participated in local elections — SOTAvision