Journalist Alexey Serёgin Faces Third Criminal Case
Journalist Alexey Serёgin from Mari El was charged with a third criminal case for inciting hatred against a group of people, following his transfer to a pre-trial detention center in Kazan, where he is undergoing psychiatric evaluation. He claims he was subjected to electric torture during arrest and has reported deteriorating mental health.
Consensus
- Alexey Serёgin, a journalist from Йошкар-Ола, was charged with a third criminal case.
- The case is under Article 282, Part 1 of the Russian Criminal Code, concerning incitement of hatred or enmity against a group of people.
- Serёgin was informed of the new case by investigator Alexander Yagodarov on August 28.
- Serёgin was transferred from a pre-trial detention center in Йошкар-Ола to the pre-trial detention center No. 2 in Kazan on September 3.
- Serёgin reported deteriorating mental health while in custody, including anxiety, depression, speech disturbances, and concentration issues.
- Serёgin claims he was subjected to electric torture by law enforcement officers during his arrest to force him to unlock his phone.
- He was previously charged with justifying terrorism (Article 205.2 of the Russian Criminal Code) for a comment about Dzhokhar Dudayev.
- A second criminal case was opened against him for repeated failure to fulfill obligations of a foreign agent (Article 330.1 of the Russian Criminal Code), related to a post that briefly lacked foreign agent labeling.
- Serёgin was fined 2,000 rubles for disobedience to police (Article 19.3 of the Russian Code of Administrative Offenses).
- Serёgin is undergoing a forensic psychiatric examination at the Serbsky Center in Moscow.
Points of divergence
- Serёgin was transferred to Moscow for psychiatric evaluation at the Serbsky Center. — tg_theinsider
- Serёgin was transferred to a detention center in Kazan and is currently in a cell with 15 other inmates, with worse living conditions than in Йошкар-Ола. — novaya_eu
- Serёgin was transferred to a detention center with no toilet or refrigerator, and conditions are worse than in Йошкар-Оla. — mediazona
- Serёgin was transported in a 'vortex' vehicle with two other detainees, and he found the journey difficult, especially due to heat. — tg_idelrealii
- Serёgin was charged with incitement of hatred against a group of people under Article 282, Part 1, and the details of the case are unknown. — tg_horizontal_russia
Coverage (5 sources)
- Against journalist Alexey Sergeyev a third criminal case has been initiated. He was transferred to Moscow for psychiatric examination... — The Insider
- «I am going to a certain death behind bars»: a third criminal case has been opened against journalist from Mari El Alexey Seregina — Новая газета Европа
- Against journalist from Mari El Alexey Seregina a third criminal case has been initiated — Медиазона
- Journalist from Mari El, Alexey Sergeyin, in pretrial detention reported that a third criminal case has been filed against him — Idel.Реалии
- Against arrested journalist from Mari El, third criminal case initiated — 7х7 — Горизонтальная Россия
Key entities
- Alexey Seregina
- Mari El
- Pre-trial detention center
- Yoshkar-Ola
- Moscow
- Alexandr Yagdorov
- Russia
- Kazan
- Mediasphere
- The Insider
- No. 2 Prison