Jailed Moscow punk musician says he was tortured and framed for explosives possession

Source: Meduza

Police in Moscow have reportedly charged punk musician Vladimir Bolobolov with storing explosives after allegedly torturing him and planting evidence. Bolobolov, 37, disappeared on August 27 after visiting a coffee shop near his home. Relatives filed a missing person report the next day. He later told his family that he was attacked as he left the cafe and was forced into a car. FSB agents then allegedly tortured him with electric shocks, strangled him, and demanded that he confess to unspecified crimes.

The next day, officers reportedly brought Bolobolov to his apartment for a search. He says they produced a homemade explosive device that was disguised as a power bank — an item he claims never to have seen before. Bolobolov was released briefly on August 30 but was soon re-arrested while leaving a hospital where he sought treatment for the injuries he says he suffered during interrogation.

Bolobolov next faced a disorderly conduct charge and was due for release again on September 16. Instead, authorities transferred him to a facility in Balashikha and charged him with storing explosives — a felony offense. According to media reports, security officials allege that he retrieved the explosive device they say they found at his home from a secret cache. Neither the FSB nor the Interior Ministry has made any public announcement of formal charges against Bolobolov.

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