Political scientist Alexander went on a hunger strike in a pre-trial detention center due to inability to go to the bathroom. His lawyer, Mikhail Biryukov, told the "Mila La Hagana" project about it. "In place of a toilet (in the cell - editor's note) there is a hole in the floor, and because of the cast on his leg that is broken in two places, he cannot go to the toilet. That's why he doesn't eat. We have taken all possible measures to ensure that he will be transferred today to conditions suitable for his health condition," he noted. According to him, in addition to Kinev, there are another 34 people in the cell. At the end of September, Kinev was arrested on charges of trying to sell drugs illegally on a large scale and was sent to a pre-trial detention center for two months. The political scientist pleaded not guilty. Later, Ekaterina Shulman stated that Kinev was tortured with electric shocks, and demanded that he confess to treason. His leg was also broken.