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===Assassination attempt, surveillance, and torture=== | ===Assassination attempt, surveillance, and torture=== | ||
In 2011, Alex | In 2011, Alex defended himself and his short-term wife, Evgenia, against two drunk hooligans. It is rumored the drunk hooligans were part of a plot to harm Alex or his former wife.<ref>https://www.nnov.ec/%D0%90%D0%BB%D0%B5%D0%BA%D1%81%D0%B5%D0%B9_%D0%9F%D0%BE%D0%B4%D0%BD%D0%B5%D0%B1%D0%B5%D1%81%D0%BD%D1%8B%D0%B9</ref> The attempted attack occurred after a successful campaign of his to block a multi-million dollar construction. | ||
After avoiding assassination, Alex was approached the next morning by the officers of the Center for Combating Extremism of the Main Directorate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Nizhny Novgorod Region (CPE), who intended to detain Alex. He was arrested without good reason and put on trial. While there isn't any solid proof the government tried to assassinate him, (they probably did) they were unhappy with him for his civic activism and likely wanted to keep him under surveillance. | After avoiding assassination, Alex was approached the next morning by the officers of the Center for Combating Extremism of the Main Directorate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Nizhny Novgorod Region (CPE), who intended to detain Alex. He was arrested without good reason and put on trial. While there isn't any solid proof the government tried to assassinate him, (they probably did) they were unhappy with him for his civic activism and likely wanted to keep him under surveillance. |