Former soldier who demanded a meeting with Putin sentenced for displaying 'extremist symbols'

The Rossoshansky District Court of the Voronezh Region sentenced former serviceman Alexander Lunin under a protocol on displaying 'extremist' symbols. Vyorstka drew attention to this. Why he was tried. The case against Lunin was filed with the court on June 27 at 10:00 AM, and the hearing itself took place at 11:30 AM. Information about this appeared on the court's website only today. What exactly led to the protocol against Lunin, and what specific punishment was imposed on him, is not specified. Earlier, information appeared on the serviceman's Telegram channel that he had been arrested for 11 days. Who is Lunin. 39-year-old serviceman from the Voronezh Region, Alexander Lunin, posted a video message to Vladimir Putin on social media on June 25, demanding a personal meeting. In case of refusal, he threatened that 'the army would turn its weapons against the Kremlin.' A few days later, the serviceman said that an informant, head of FPBK Vitaly Borodin, had contacted him and invited him to Moscow. After that, the serviceman stopped communicating. The day before, information appeared on his Telegram channel that Borodin was 'ready to help Alexander get out of prison.' Information appeared on the serviceman's channel that he had been arrested for 11 days, for what reason was not specified. Lunin's wife, Tatyana, posted a video in which she said that on the night of June 27, police officers came to their home in the Voronezh Region with a search. According to her, law enforcement officers seized computer equipment, flash drives, laptops, a disk, and other items. Later, she deleted the video from TikTok and then wrote on VKontakte that he was 'alive and well' and asked not to comment for now.

TL;DR

  • Alexander Lunin, a former soldier from the Voronezh Region, was sentenced by the Rossoshansky District Court.
  • The charge was related to the display of 'extremist symbols'.
  • Lunin had previously posted a video to Vladimir Putin demanding a meeting and threatening the army would turn weapons against the Kremlin.
  • Following this, Lunin lost contact, and his wife reported a police search of their home.
  • Information surfaced that Lunin was arrested for 11 days, though the specific reason for the arrest was not detailed in relation to the 'extremist symbols' charge.