A Murmansk resident has been detained on charges of financing FBK. A search was carried out at their home.

Security forces have detained D. O. Semenov in Murmansk on charges of financing “extremist” activity (Part 1, Article 282.3 of the Criminal Code). This was reported by Murmansk politician Violetta Grudina.

Semenov’s flat was searched, and today, the Oktyabrsky District Court in Murmansk will decide on pre-trial restrictions. As Grudina notes, this is the first known case in the region of prosecution over donations to the Anti-Corruption Foundation (FBK).

The case likely concerns 27-year-old Dmitry Semenov from Olenegorsk, a town on the Kola Peninsula in northern Russia. In the largest data leak aggregator—the “Sherlock” service—Semenov appears in a database titled “Extremists 2018.” In similar “extremism financing” cases, security forces use such leaks as supplementary evidence.

13:23 The Oktyabrsky District Court in Murmansk has placed Dmitry Semenov in custody for two months. This was reported by Violetta Grudina.

17:19 The Ministry of Internal Affairs for the Murmansk region announced that the case was opened over FBK donations totalling three thousand roubles (around US$33). According to the investigation, he sent donations from August 2021 to February 2022.

The Ministry’s press release also states that the detainee is 25 years old.

The age of the detainee has been corrected. The earlier report stated 28 years old. We apologise for the inaccuracy.