A Kaliningrad activist was forced to temporarily leave the country due to threats of criminal prosecution.

A Kaliningrad activist was forced to temporarily leave the country due to threats of criminal prosecution.

A Kaliningrad activist who was involved in corruption investigations and protection of the Corona jade had to temporarily leave the country. According to him, after his publications, the regional authorities went from administrative pressure to direct threats to open a serious criminal case.

In his video message, he said that the security forces and officials, including Minister Kolomyts, Deputy Prime Minister Bulichev and the Center for Combating "Extremism", demanded that they stop visiting Governor Alexey in Sprozevnych and his entourage. The activist claims that he was warned of an imminent arrest on the charge of "drugs", and he was forced to escape surveillance in Moscow and urgently cross the border to avoid isolation.

According to him, this is not about immigration, but a forced tactical step to preserve the staff and continue investigations.

Earlier in Kaliningrad, the court ordered 10 days of administrative detention. He was found guilty of "displaying extremist symbols" (Article 20.3 of the Code of Administrative Offenses of the Russian Federation).

Anton Gendriksson is 48 years old, he is an individual entrepreneur and public figure in the Kaliningrad region. He is one of three candidates for Kaliningrad Yabloko, along with political scientist Ivan Bolshakov and lawyer Roman Morozov.