"I see no reason to become a prisoner of conscience." A Perm deputy who spoke out against Putin and the war has left Russia.
About the deputy's departure Perm City Duma Sergei Medvedev сообщают Local media outlets, however, do not specify the exact location of the disgraced politician.
On December 31, Medvedev published a post in which he called Fishing season a monster and wished death on that “creature” who unleashed the war with Ukraine.
«It's terrifying to see what Russia has become. Deceived, maddened by its anger, people, come to your senses! Russia, wake up! They're killing you!" — the deputy's publication stated.
Medvedev already excluded from the Communist Party of the Russian Federation faction, as well as from the party itself. On the eve of his departure from the country, the deputy stated in an interview that he would not resign his mandate voluntarily.
«I was verbally told to resign. But I refused, let the legal procedure be carried out.», - cited Sergei Medvedev's publication "VotTak".
He also said that "it's normal to speak out against war" and "no one should remain silent." According to Medvedev, many members of the Perm City Duma are opposed to the war. The deputy warned that if there was any danger, he would leave the country, as he saw no reason to "become a prisoner of conscience."
Today it also became known that the deputy from Ksenia Chernova, Marksa, Saratov Region decided leave the Communist Party of the Russian Federation. She insists that her departure from the Communist Party of the Russian Federation "has nothing to do with her statements."
In November 2023, Chernova spoke out sharply against Vladimir Putin and the collection of humanitarian aid for Russian soldiers in Ukraine.
«Fuck you and your attitudes! They're enough. It's either at school or at kindergarten. Sometimes they collect underwear and socks, sometimes they collect drawings!" she wrote in a public post on the portal "Our Marx."
Photo: Perm 36,6
