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Komi Communist leader Oleg Mikhailov detained in Moscow
Russian police detained Komi Communist leader Oleg Mikhailov in Moscow on suspicion of publicly justifying terrorism.
The allegation concerns a 2024 post about sociologist Boris Kagarlitsky, who was sentenced to five years in prison in 2024 for the same offence.
Mikhailov leads the Communist Party’s regional branch in Komi and previously served in Russia’s State Duma.
In the 2026 election, he lost his Syktyvkar district race, finishing second; during the campaign, he was the only candidate from Komi to call for peace.
The charge carries a possible fine or five to seven years in prison.
Mikhailov is being held in a temporary detention facility, and a court is due to decide on custody restrictions on October 22.
Oleg Mikhailov, leader of the Communist Party’s regional branch in Komi, was detained in Moscow on suspicion of publicly justifying terrorism.
Reports say the case concerns a 2024 post about sociologist Boris Kagarlitsky, who was sentenced to five years in prison in 2024 for justifying terrorism.
Mikhailov is being held in a temporary detention facility, and a court is due to decide on October 22 whether to keep him in custody or impose other restrictions.
The Communist Party said it did not yet know which article Mikhailov was accused of violating, according to Vedomosti.
Mikhailov finished second in the 2026 State Duma election in Syktyvkar, where he had been the only candidate from Komi to call for peace during the campaign.
- Who
- Oleg Mikhailov, leader of the Communist Party’s regional branch in Komi and a former State Duma deputy.
- What
- He was detained on suspicion of justifying terrorism. Reports say the case concerns a 2024 post about Boris Kagarlitsky.
- When
- He was detained on October 21, 2026. A court hearing on restrictions is scheduled for October 22.
- Where
- Moscow.
- Why
- He is suspected of violating Part 2 of Article 205.2 of Russia’s Criminal Code over a 2024 post about Kagarlitsky.
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Mikhailov published a post about sociologist Boris Kagarlitsky, according to reports about the case.
Mikhailov was detained in Moscow on suspicion of justifying terrorism.
A court is due to decide whether to keep Mikhailov in custody or impose other restrictions pending trial.
- Detained person
- Oleg Mikhailov
- Location of detention
- Moscow
- Alleged offense
- Part 2 of Article 205.2 of Russia’s Criminal Code
- Post cited in reports
- 2024 post about Boris Kagarlitsky
- Scheduled court date
- October 22, 2026
- 2026 election result
- Second place in the Syktyvkar single-member district
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Most likely, all the information will be available tomorrow, maybe even after a preventive measure is chosen for him.