Krasnoyarsk artist Vasily Slonov, who flew to Kazakhstan, was detained at the airport and arrested for 48 hours. About the criminal case against Slonov reported ngs24.ru publication.
According to an informed source, a criminal case was opened against the artist “due to extremist symbols.”
The source noted that Slonov published a post on his page in the social network VKontakte with a photo of a glass and “thief” symbols, for which he has already been fined under an administrative article. He did not delete the post, and a criminal case was opened against the artist. Only after that Slonov closed his pages on social networks.
“When they woke him up, he deleted everything and bought a ticket to Kazakhstan. He was detained at the airport,” the source added.
There was no official statement from the regional prosecutor’s office and the Ministry of Internal Affairs regarding Slonov’s detention.
Vasily Slonov’s wife also reported that her workshop and home were searched and electronic devices were seized. On February 10, they will choose the preventive measure against the artist.
In 2013, Vasily Slonov’s personal exhibition “Welcome!”, consisting of ironic posters dedicated to the Winter Olympic Games in Russia. “Sochi 2014” as part of the White Nights festival lasted two days. After the exhibition, gallery owner Marat Gelman (known as a foreign agent in the Russian Federation) was fired From the position of director of the Perm State Museum of Contemporary Art (PERMM).
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