Nikita Menshov
Date of incident: March 11, 2023
Type of violation: arrest
Institution: Ural State Law University
Summary: Freshman Nikita Menshov has become a new defendant in a criminal case of high treason. On March 11, at 5:35 am, Menshov was detained in Vladikavkaz by a patrol of the police department No. 2 of the Zaterechny district for 15 days for “obscene language.” But on March 25, he was not released. On May 11, TASS, citing the secret service, claimed that Menshov was suspected of trying to go over to the side of the enemy. The agency calls it an “attempt” to commit treason.
Source: BBC Russian
11.03.2023