In defense of the leader of the movement “For a new socialism” Nicholas Platoshkin sent yesterday under house arrest, strongly expressed the well-known journalist Maxim Shevchenko. He joined the statement of the Communist party of the Russian Federation in protection of the arrested.
“I immediately said, of course, repression, — said Shevchenko in his Youtube channel. “Of course, this police state, the violation of rights and liberties and a dangerous precedent. In reality, Platoshkin no meetings have been conducted, in which he called for any illegal actions”, — said, in particular, the journalist.
Shevchenko called the arrest Platoshkin “absolutely unprecedented incursion into freedom of speech.” “The government, like other totalitarian and authoritarian regimes, puts his paw on the online space, “youtubers”, he said. — What we say, too, it turns out, can be a reason for the fact that our home will break, representatives of the Investigative Committee and other bodies, and drag us to jail.”
The Nicholas Platoshkin Maxim Shevchenko described as “a well-known blogger and novice politician”. However, he expressed regret in connection with actions of Platoshkin, which recently announced the creation of an independent political party. Now, as recalled Shevchenko, Platoshkin, “being a member of another party can not go on the list of the Communist party, neither in regional, nor in the Federal legislative Assembly.” “It certainly divides the left-Patriotic opposition”, — said Maxim Shevchenko. “Having different parties on the left complicates strategy against the regime,” he added.
Nikolai Platoshkin — political scientist, doctor of historical Sciences, head of the Department of international relations and diplomacy of the Moscow humanitarian University. In September of 2019, he participated from KPOf the Russian Federation in elections of deputies of the Legislative Duma of Khabarovsk Krai and additional elections to the state Duma in Komsomol single-member constituency No. 70.
on Thursday, the press service of the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation, Platoshkin was sent by the court under house arrest. He was charged under article 212 of the criminal code (inducement or other enticement to commit mass riots) and article 207.1 of the criminal code (dissemination of false information about circumstances that threaten the life and safety of citizens).
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