In Russia, Alexander Lunev, a radio host from Tomsk who restored the…
In Russia, Alexander Lunev, a radio host from Tomsk who restored the water tower of the Kirovsky Shipyard in Tomsk, was arrested for donations to FBK on a case of funding extremism, according to vtomske.ru.
Consensus
- Alexander Lunev was arrested on August 3 by the Kировsky District Court of Tomsk.
- He was charged with financing extremism through seven donations to the Fund for Fighting Corruption (FBK).
- The donations totaled 7,000 rubles and were made between August 2021 and February 21, 2022.
- Lunev was detained during a visit to Russia while living in Prague with his wife and child.
- He holds a residence permit in the Czech Republic and has two foreign passports.
- During the search, authorities seized two foreign passports, a bank card, and a residence permit in the Czech Republic.
- Lunev worked for Radio Sibir in Tomsk and hosted authorial programs.
- In 2012, he purchased and restored a 19th-century water tower in Tomsk, turning it into a residential building.
- The Fund for Fighting Corruption was declared an extremist organization in Russia in 2021.
- The court rejected the defense's request for house arrest and ordered pre-trial detention for two months.
Points of divergence
- Lunev stated he moved to the Czech Republic in 2022 due to work. — tg_radiosvoboda
- Lunev became known for the reconstruction of the water tower in 2012. — tg_echoonline_news
- The FBK was declared a terrorist organization in 2025. — tg_sibrealii
- Lunev invested approximately 13 million rubles into the restoration of the water tower. — tg_astrapress
- Lunev mentioned in a 2025 interview that he plans to return to live in the tower twice a year. — mediazona
Coverage (9 sources)
- Kirovsky District Court of Tomsk arrested radio host Alexander Lunev for two months. — Радио Свобода
- Russian national living in Prague arrested during trip to homeland over donations to FBK — ЭХО / Новости
- In Russia, Alexander Lunev – a radio host from Tomsk who restored the water tower – was arrested for donations to FBK — Настоящее Время
- In Tomsk, radio host arrested for FBK donations — Сибирь.Реалии
- Famous Tomsk radio host arrested for two months on donation case to FBK — ASTRA
- Radio host from Tomsk with Czech residence arrested for two months on case about FBK donations — Дождь
- The radio host from Tomsk with a Czech residence permit was arrested for two months in connection with donations to FBK — Дождь (Telegram)
- Tomsk radio host with Czech residence permit sent to pre-trial detention center in case of FBK donations — Медиазона
- In Tomsk, well-known radio host Alexander Lunev was arrested for two months — Говорит НеМосква
Key entities
- Alexandr Lunev
- FBK
- Tomsk
- Kirovsky District Court
- Prague
- Foundation for Fighting Corruption
- Russia
- Pre-trial detention center
- NeMoskva
- IT Manager
- Radio Siberia
- Живущего
- Investigative Committee
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- Evgeny Krutovsky