Former Communist State Duma deputy Oleg Mikhailov detained in Moscow on charges of "justifying terrorism"
Place: MoscowRegion: Other regions of Russiaautomatic summary
Where the versions diverge
TASS reports only the detention and the charge. Meduza explains that the reason was a post about Boris Kagarlitsky and stresses that Mikhailov was the only candidate from Komi to call for peace in the State Duma election, which TASS does not mention. Ukrainian outlets in the selection do not cover the detention.
What Russia reports
automatic summary TASS briefly reports that former Communist State Duma deputy Oleg Mikhailov has been detained on charges of justifying terrorism and is being held in a temporary detention facility. The agency does not say what exactly he is accused of or what positions he held.
“Олег Михайлов находится в изоляторе временного содержания”
- Экс-депутата ГД от КПРФ Михайлова задержали по обвинению в оправдании терроризма — TASS (tass.ru, RSS), 21 October, 22:43
What Ukraine reports
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What independent sources report
automatic summary Meduza, citing the Telegram channel Novaya Respublika and the BNK agency, writes that the reason was a 2024 post about sociologist Boris Kagarlitsky, convicted under the same article; Mikhailov faces a fine or up to seven years in prison, and a measure of restraint is to be chosen the next day. Mikhailov heads the Communist Party branch in Komi; after the full-scale invasion began he was sanctioned by the EU, the US, Ukraine and other countries. In the 2026 State Duma election he finished second in the Syktyvkar district, losing to a war veteran, and was the only candidate from Komi to call for peace.
“Михайлова обвинили в «оправдании терроризма» из-за публикации 2024 года о социологе Борисе Кагарлицком”
“During the campaign, Mikhailov was the only candidate from Komi to call for peace.”
- В Москве задержали лидера коммунистов Коми и бывшего депутата Госдумы Олега Михайлова. Его обвиняют в… — Meduza, 21 October, 21:43
- The only candidate from Russia’s Komi region to call for peace in last month’s parliamentary elections has… — Meduza (EN), 21 October, 22:30
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