Updated: May 3, 2024
Name: Salnikov Aleksandr Viktorovich
Date of Birth: April 17, 1961
Current status: Defendant
Articles of Criminal Code of Russian Federation: 282.2 (1)
Time spent in prison: 2 day in a temporary detention facility
Current restrictions: Recognizance agreement

Biography

Case History

Early in the morning of April 20, 2023, several Magnitogorsk FSB officers with witnesses raided Alexander Salnikov and his family with a search. Alexander, his wife and daughter were interrogated. According to the court’s decision, similar events were held on the same morning at seven more addresses. After interrogation, Salnikov was placed in a temporary detention center for two days. The Investigative Committee suspects Salnikov of organizing the activities of an extremist organization.