20-year-old activist and Scarlet Swan chat member Sofia Chepek has left Russia. And the publication “Verstka” told about this.
According to the activist, she was interrogated at one border longer than others, but overall the departure went smoothly. “I feel better than ever. I feel safe,” Chebek told reporters.
On May 3, Chebek was released from a special detention center in Moscow, where she had spent 15 days in a petty hooligan case. The police claimed that she was “publicly cursing” and “harassing” citizens.
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After her release, the activist confirmed that during her detention she was forced to participate in an “operational video” and read to the camera the text in which the FSB explained its message about a prevented terrorist attack against Roskomnadzor employees. According to Chebek, she was forced to record the video under pressure.
On April 24, the FSB announced that it had arrested seven people who were planning to blow up the car of an RKN leader. The leader of the criminal group was allegedly killed during arrest because he “offered armed resistance.”
Along with the press release, the FSB distributed a video presented as live footage of searches in the case of the failed bombing of an RKN employee. In the video, the unknown girl admitted that she led a conversation in which they published information about Roskomnadzor employees and called for “violent actions.”
how Notes “Mediazona”, shortly before the FSB press release, four participants of “Scarlet Swan” stopped communicating. In the same chat, which was renamed “Swan Lake,” a message appeared about stopping activity.
Shortly after the FSB statement became knownthat some of Scarlet Swan’s participants were in a more “radical” conversation. The same community included an alleged provocateur who posted screenshots containing personal data of Roskomnadzor employees taken from the leaked databases.
The Scarlet Swan is a telegram chat and anonymous movement that, after a widespread internet blackout began in Russia, called on people to go out in protest. Russian city authorities did not allow them to hold official marches, after which the Scarlet Swan called on its supporters not to participate in unauthorized marches.