Russian Artist And Political Activist Pyotr Pavlensky Arrested After Reportedly Setting Fire To Some Doors At Russia’s Top Security Agency
Police authorities in Russia arrested a Russian and political activist who reportedly set fire to some doors of the historical home of the country's security services.
BBC News forecasted Nov. 9 that a certain Pyotr Pavlensky got arrested for torching some doors of the Federal Security Service of the Russian Federation around 1:00 a.m. on Monday.
The Russian artist was even pictured standing in front of a burning door of the Lubyanka building. The 31-year-old Pavlensky was wearing a black hoodie while holding a gasoline container.
He even released a video of the stunt, entitled "The Burning Door of Lubyanka."
"The FSB acts using a method of uninterrupted terror and maintains power over 146 million people," Pavlensky said in a dispatch. "Fear turns free people into a sticky mass of uncoordinated bodies."
He went on, "The threat of inevitable reprisal hangs over everyone who can be tracked with devices, have their conversations listened to, or at borders with passport checks."
According to his lawyer, the Russian activist was immediately arrested after his act. Two journalists who were filming the stunt were also apprehended but were released directly after being questioned.
"He was detained at 1am after which he was in the FSB headquarters, where they insistently asked him whose death he wanted," said Attorney Olga Chavdar, as noted by The Guardian. "He told them: 'What are you saying? I don't want anyone's death.'"
She added that it was vague what charges could be filed against Pavlensky but mentioned he could face arson. If the Russian activist gets convicted for arson, he could face an imprisonment of up to five years.
"I think it will be a criminal case, everything points to that. It's hard to say what charge: anything can happen in our country," Chavdar said.
Meanwhile, Pavlensky reportedly accused the intelligence agency of "terrorism". He also considered his stunt a "reflex to fight" for his own life.
