Martin Kramer

New details in Martin Kramer

March 3 left activist, a German national Martin Kramer was detained by police in g.Vanino (Khabarovsk), and subjected beaten by the officers. He was about to cross by ferry to Sakhalin. Martin was charged with that among the things his passport details were Russian citizens, and copies of archival documents.

According to Martin, questioned his team FSB. They robbed him papers, laptop, personal belongings, searched it, and then proceeded to beat and threatened to ditch out of the window with 4 floors, mock accident. They refused to invite the consul as well as a lawyer, invited the woman, which, according to Martin, "she fought behave as if with feesbeshnikami was at the same time."

A few hours later, Martin was released. He returned the passport, but gave no laptop and personal belongings. After that, he reached the pre-paid phone and was able to call for Moscow. But suddenly interrupted us. At the moment, Martin Kramer fate is unknown.

Today, March 4, by telephone refused to introduce city of Vanino FSB officer, admitted that M. Kramer was arrested, and a laptop and a copy arhitvnyh materials seized, but categorically denied that the beating. But he acknowledged that at the request of the detainee be allowed to contact the German Consul, he was refused because "we do not have a phone number consul."

The reason for the detention, he said was the appearance M. Kramer ( "looked like tramp"), and found in his notebook passport data on the citizens of Russia (M. Kramer argues that the data belong to people wishing to participate in the international conference on Esperanto , to be held in early July in Japan and the Japanese are designed to process a visa. It is to address technical issues related to the one he had intended to go to Japan). Now it is threatened excitation of criminal case, unless it is proved that he has received all the data voluntarily, and the holders of these data - talk to the FSB.

According to the FSB officer, after refusing to sign the protocol M. Kramer (interpreter he also was not granted), he was released and is now at the ferry on the way to Sakhalin. " Flight number and the exact time of departure at the ferry, which sat Martin, has been unable to report on duty. Thus, to verify this information is not possible. Communication with Martinym still missing.

Satellite witness Martin and his detention sat on the ferry, the next in Kholmsk (Sakhalin Oblast.). However, on arrival at the destination, he was arrested by police who suspected that he had a false Russian passport, took him to a police station where he was for a few hours had been searched and interrogated and then released without charge .

With this in mind, there is reason to fear that M. Kramer threatens to re-detention, even if he really is on the ferry.

Currently, Martin joined in the search for human rights structures in Khabarovsk and Sakhalin, however, establish his whereabouts could not be confirmed. According to the unaudited figures, Martin was arrested again in the city of Vanino, as a party to some sort of fight. He was beaten again, it is located on the premises of local OBEPa and refuses to speak in Russian, demanding a meeting with German Consul.

Comrades Martin notified about what happened the German Embassy in Moscow and the consulate in Novosibirsk, which applies to the conduct and the Russian Far East.

In the detention of foreign citizens, law enforcement agencies are required to provide notice of this fact consul or ambassador, but according to the personnel of the consulate had not been done. March 7 at Martin ends Russian visa, and he can no longer remain in Russia. In that connection, he had planned to return from Japan to Germany, bypassing Russia. Now, if it would continue to hold in Russia, he could be deported.