In Novosibirsk, two RCP(i) activists, Sergey Krupenko and Oleg Mettler, were arrested. A criminal case was opened against the first for "defamation of the army" because of his words at the May Day rally about Putin's daughters and the war, the second reported on torture "Today, November 7, RCP (i) members Sergey Krupenko and Oleg Metsler were arrested in Novosibirsk. Sergey's house was searched and his phone was confiscated. Both were taken to the first department for the investigation of particularly important cases of the Investigative Committee in Novosibirsk in Trodobaya, 1," the unregistered Russian Communist Channel of the International Party reported. Krupenko says in the video that the case against him under Part 1 of Article 280.3 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation for "repeated defamation of the military" was opened in June after his speech at the May Day rally. Krupenko then criticized the Putin regime for involving young people in the subsequent war with Ukraine. "Where are Putin's daughters?.. Are they sisters at the front? ". asked the activist from the stage. Previously, he was brought under a similar administrative article on "Defamation of the Army" (Article 20.3.3 of the Code of Administrative Offenses of the Russian Federation), indicated on the RKP(i) tg channel. He could face up to 5 years in prison, he was released on his own recognizance, and Krupenko's retrial is scheduled for November 10. The second arrested RCP(i) activist, Oleg Metzler, is still in the department of the Investigative Department of the Investigative Committee of the Novosibirsk region at Trodobaya, 1, his associates reported on the tg channel. When he was brought there, Meltzer managed to inform the lawyer Olga Nehiva about the use of torture against him, the RKP(i) emphasizes. His procedural status is still unknown; Primary, he is a witness in the Krupenko case, their associates report. The RCP did not rule out that Meltzer's arrest may be related to attempts to challenge the refusal to hold a rally on November 7 in honor of the anniversary of the October Revolution and the intention to personally inspect the sites, the occupation of which was due to the refusal by the mayor's office. Send photo/video/info.