Maxim Reznik was a witness in the drug case. He used to report threats. The opposition parliamentarian, according to him, was warned that he could be detained if he supports the protest actions
Maxim Reznik
In St. Petersburg, the deputy of the Legislative Assembly Maxim Reznik was detained. The parliamentarian was suspected of drug trafficking. This was reported in the city department of the Investigative Committee.
“As part of the investigation of the criminal case, a set of measures aimed at establishing all the circumstances of the incident, a set of forensic examinations, including chemical and genetic, questioned more than ten witnesses, which allowed the investigation to collect enough evidence to charge Reznik with committing a crime under Part 1 of Article 228 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (illegal drug trafficking)», & mdash; says the UK report.
The maximum penalty under this article is imprisonment for up to two years.
Earlier it became known that the apartment of the mother, as well as at the dacha of the deputy, who represents the Party of Growth in parliament, were searched. Investigative actions in the country house of the deputy took place in the case of drugs, in which in March a distant relative of the wife of Reznik Ivan Dorofeev was arrested.
As Fontanka wrote, on March 9, Reznik stopped by Dorofeev’s house, according to him, to discuss family issues, to discuss the fire at the dacha and the upcoming operation of his stepfather. On the way out of the apartment, he was confronted by masked security forces. They asked him to return, explaining that they intended to conduct a search. In the pantry, plants similar toraw materials for the drug. The investigation was also interested in the cans of chewing gum with narcotic substances found in the apartment. The deputy was called for questioning three times to find out about the banks-Reznik, according to him, brought sweets to the apartment at the request of Dorofeev. In this case, the deputy was held as a witness.
In early March, the situation around Reznik was discussed in the Legislative Assembly of St. Petersburg. Its speaker, Vyacheslav Makarov, at the same time said that “no iron can smooth out a crumpled reputation”, and urged “not to shy away from dubious places”.
On April 20, the day before the rally in support of opposition leader Alexei Navalny, Reznik wrote in his Telegram channel that he was threatened by unknown people. They “persistently asked to get in the car” and demanded not to support the protest action: “Refuse”you will not become a witness, but a defendant in the “drug case”. And sit down. And think about your family…» & mdash; wrote Resnick. He added that the unknown persons introduced themselves as “sovereign people”…& gt;— punishers & raquo;.
Reznik became a member of the St. Petersburg Parliament in December 2011. At first, he represented the party “Yabloko”, the regional branch of which he headed. In 2012, after a conflict, he was expelled from the party. In 2016, he was elected on the list of the Party of Growth. In the upcoming legislative elections, he planned to run again from “Apple”.