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PoliticsRussian electronics billionaire publicly defends jailed election expert Alexander Kynev, denouncing his detention conditions

Dmitry Alekseyev, president and co-owner of the DNS retail chain, publicly defended political scientist Alexander Kynev, arrested in a drug case, and condemned his detention conditions. Kynev’s lawyer said he shares a cell with 34 others and cannot use its floor-hole toilet because his broken leg is in a cast. Kynev has gone on hunger strike in pretrial detention.

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MMeduza★★★☆☆2026-10-27 18:40Original

Russian electronics billionaire publicly defends jailed election expert Alexander Kynev, denouncing his detention conditions
Russian electronics billionaire publicly defends jailed election expert Alexander Kynev, denouncing his detention conditionsPolitics