The Penza police threatened that they would be held responsible for spreading false information regarding the arrest of the men and their sending to war.
In the past few days, false information has been circulating online about “alleged arrests of several men by police officers to send them to the SVO area,” the police said in a statement. The Interior Ministry claims that police officers are working as usual, suppressing crimes in Penza and the region, and that “the accumulation of this situation” is leading to “rampant crime and impunity.”
Three days before that, a channel and chat appeared on Telegram in which residents of the Penza region warned of raids and raids. Convert it Attention edition “7×7”. The channel is called “News of what is happening || Serdobsk / Penza”. In his description She says: “Here we collect and publish updated information about people who offer to sign a contract for military service.” At the time of writing the news, the number of subscribers to the channel was more than 600.
In mid-June, Penza residents began reporting mass arrests of men of military age, who were then forced to sign military service contracts. Video clips appeared on social media of women trying to resist men who were being transported in a minibus. The military commissar in Penza described this video as organized. The Interior Ministry in the Penza region described as untrue information that officials were conducting mass raids, detaining men and forcing them to sign contracts. Local residents say the raids are continuing, but city publications are not covering them.