Another Communist Party deputy from the Altai Krai has been detained.
Deputy of the regional legislative assembly Alexandra Volobueva detained right in the military unit in Moscow area, where he was serving his military service. He continued to fulfill his parliamentary duties there. Volobuyev was taken to the Investigative Committee, the State Duma deputy reported. Maria Prusakova.
"Considering that the parliamentary activities of Alexander Maksimovich and his assistant are documented in dozens of appeals and real assistance to residents of the Altai Territory, covered in detail in the media, it is difficult to predict the nature of his arrest.", writes Prusakova.
Security forces have not officially announced Volobuyev's arrest. However, local Telegram channels are circulating reports of a supposed criminal case under the "extremism" law related to the "LGBT community," as reported by Sibirsky Express.
Journalists write that before Volobuyev joined the army, a campaign was organized against him due to an alleged photo of him kissing and hugging another man.
Alexander Volobuyev then stated that he had nothing to do with the photographs and linked the incident to the elections scheduled for 2026.
В Altai The Communist Party of the Russian Federation (CPRF) has the largest faction in the regional parliaments of Russia, and the party's regional committee is considered one of the strongest in the country.
Previously a member of the Legislative Assembly Svetlana Cerberus and her assistant Lyudmila Klyushnikov They were accused of fraud due to "fictitious" employment in the regional parliament. The women were initially sent to pretrial detention, but after widespread publicity, they were released under house arrest.
Afterwards, searches were conducted at the home of the Vice Speaker of the Altai Regional Legislative Assembly Yuri Kropotina, editor-in-chief of the party newspaper "Voice of Labor" Daria Zulina and the head of the city committee of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation in Rubtsovsk Andrew Chernobaya.
Communists are also being "pressed" in other regions. Buryatia Party members were charged with unauthorized meetings with residents, which were deemed unauthorized. Meetings with voters were subject to fines. Lipetsk the communists.
Photo: Alexander Volobuev's Telegram channel