YABLOKO conducted picketing for freedom of Svetlana Davydova
Press release, 03.02.2015
The YABLOKO party conducted picketing by the main office of the Federal Security Service (FSB) at Lubyanka Square, Moscow, for freedom of mother of seven children Svetlana Davydova accused of treason against the state.
Sergei Mitrokhin
YABLOKO leader Sergei Mitrokhin, YABLOKO Chairperson advisor Sofia Rusova, YABLOKO members Anton Antonov-Ovseenko and Igor Yakovlev picketed the FSB office with the placard “Free Svetlana Davydova”.
«Svetlana Davydova, a mother of seven children, was detained because she heard something in a shuttle bus, phoned somewhere and told about it. It’s about the war in Ukraine. They say there is no war, and Russia is not involved. But she [Davydova] was detained for reporting about this “state secret”.
It’s assured. She is facing a big prison term therefore the article for treason is “rubber”. The authorities want to try it on her and then accuse and arrest others. We express disagreement with it”, said YABLOKO leader.
Last week Sergei Mitrokhin sent an appeal to Alexander Bortnikov, Director of the Federal Security Service, demanding to publish information on the investigation of the criminal case against Svetlana Davydova, accused of a treason against the state and order the investigator to replace the measure of restraint [imprisonment] by a softer one.
Posted: February 4th, 2015 under Human Rights, Russia-Ukraine relations.