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dipsydoodle

(42,239 posts) Sat Jan 18, 2014, 04:58 PM Jan 2014

Far Right Russian Nationalist Arrested in Cuba - Police.

Source: RIA Novosti

MOSCOW, January 18 (RIA Novosti) – A Russian far right activist known for his violent campaign targeting alleged pedophiles has been arrested on Cuba on an international arrest warrant, Russian police said Saturday.

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In 2011, Martsinkevich founded the Occupy Pedophile vigilante group, which lured men to abusive meetings with false promises of sex with minors. The encounters were recorded and then posted online.

The group was also reported to target gay men, who were subjected to similar abusive treatment.

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The former leader of banned nationalist group Format 18, Martsinkevich was released from prison in 2010 after serving a three and a half year sentence on incitement to hatred charges.

Read more: http://en.ria.ru/russia/20140118/186668847/Far-Right-Russian-Nationalist-Arrested-in-Cuba---Police.html

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Far Right Russian Nationalist Arrested in Cuba - Police. (Original Post) dipsydoodle Jan 2014 OP

This should prove interesting. Hate those cages they have in the court rooms. Bizarre... freshwest Jan 2014 #1

Good for Cuban police. Martsinkevich needs to go home. n/t Judi Lynn Jan 2014 #2

Weird that the article mentions violence, but does not cite any. Not that I'm defending the guy. Pterodactyl Feb 2014 #3

A bad translation is probably more the case. nt MrScorpio Feb 2014 #4

Is that the russian version of 'to catch a predator'? El_Johns Feb 2014 #5

freshwest

(53,661 posts)

1. This should prove interesting. Hate those cages they have in the court rooms. Bizarre...

Reply to dipsydoodle (Original post)

Sat Jan 18, 2014, 06:22 PM

Jan 2014

Judi Lynn

(164,164 posts)

2. Good for Cuban police. Martsinkevich needs to go home. n/t

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Sat Jan 18, 2014, 10:22 PM

Jan 2014

Pterodactyl

(1,687 posts)

3. Weird that the article mentions violence, but does not cite any. Not that I'm defending the guy.

Reply to dipsydoodle (Original post)

Wed Feb 19, 2014, 08:54 PM

Feb 2014

It's just poorly written.

MrScorpio

(73,778 posts)

4. A bad translation is probably more the case. nt

Reply to Pterodactyl (Reply #3)

Thu Feb 20, 2014, 12:00 AM

Feb 2014

El_Johns

(1,805 posts)

5. Is that the russian version of 'to catch a predator'?

Reply to dipsydoodle (Original post)

Thu Feb 20, 2014, 04:15 AM

Feb 2014

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