Andrei Kotov, a Russian male that had truly organized touring journeys for LGBTQ+ people, has truly handed away in pre-trial apprehension in Moscow, civil liberties groups and Russian media claimed on Sunday.
In November 2023, Moscow consisted of the “LGBT movement” in an inventory of outlawed extremist groups, an motion that effectively forbade LGBTQ+ advocacy. In January, a membership proprietor was jailed for “extremism.”
Russia has truly progressively punished dissent as a result of the start of the battle in Ukraine in February 2022.
What else will we perceive round Andrei Kotov?
Kotov, 40, was the supervisor of the vacation firm Men Travel.
Last month, he was billed with arranging and becoming a member of “extremist” duties.
The OVD-Info civil liberties crew claimed that Kotov had truly been implicated of creating an “extremist community” business and dispersing “propaganda of an association recognized as an extremist organization and banned by the court [in Russia].”
Authorities didn’t outline what “extremist” group he grew to become a part of, in line with the crew.
The crew claimed that Kotov reported being defeated and struck with a taser all through his apprehension.
Investigators knowledgeable Kotov’s authorized consultant Leysan Mannapova that Kotov had truly devoted self-destruction, in line with OVD-Info lobbyists.
State info firm RIA Novosti additionally claimed Kotov had truly handed away by self-destruction. It talked about a police authorities as claiming that “cut wounds” have been situated on Kotov’s physique.
Kotov implied of arranging LGBTQ journeys
Russian info companies and telegram networks close to police declared that Kotov had truly been getting ready a New Year’s journey for LGTBQ+ people to Egypt, impartial info electrical outlet Meduza reported.
They additionally claimed he organized an LGBTQ+ cruise ship on the Volga River in Russia.
Kotov rejected the charges, claiming that the journeys he organized have been widespread watercraft journeys and fishing expedition.
sdi/dj (AP, AFP)
