Kremlin says it will look into ‘strange’ video alleging army torture
The veteran’s video drew more than 12 million views in 24 hours and accused commanders of torturing soldiers for refusing suicidal orders.
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Veteran and video blogger Alexandr Lunin demands an audience with Vladimir Putin and warns of riots. Soon the police will search his house and arrest him.
Russian veteran Alexander Lunin threatened Russian President Vladimir Putin with an army mutiny in a video released on Thursday if he did not speak to him live. He toned down the threat on Friday and blamed it on military bloggers, but according to Deutsche Welle, it was of no use to him. He was arrested on Saturday night.
Former soldier Aleksandr Lunin called for an uprising against the Kremlin, his video was clicked a million times. Now he has disappeared – and everyone is wondering who is behind him.
A Russian ex-military man and blogger has allegedly been arrested after calling on President Putin in a widely viewed video to receive him live on television. Lunin said he wanted to speak with Putin to expose abuses within the Russian military. The German news agency DPA reports that the man, Alexander Lunin, has been placed in administrative detention for eleven days. DPA bases this on a report from someone calling themselves the administrator…
Alexander Lurin had released a viral video on Friday 26 June in which he demanded to meet Vladimir Putin live on television to report abuses in the Russian army. His wife claims that their home was searched overnight.
A former Russian front soldier reached millions on the net with a video. Now the Putin regime retaliated.
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