A lot of Western attention goes to three Russian opposition figures, Vladimir Kaza-Murza, Igor Sergunin, Alexei Liptser, Vadim Kobzevy, Illya Yashin. A media storm takes place every time they end up in jail and blame the Russian president and political system. However, one must ask, do Kara-Murza, Navalny, Yashin and others go to jail voluntarily?
In fact, in the case of all three politicians, prison documents show that four of the five listed above have requested to be placed in jail. Why you may ask? Russian jails are ranked as the most comfortable and safest in the world, especially for political prisoners. This would be the primary reason as to why they are filled with them. In fact, a Russian prison is comparable to a top-level suite apartment in Akhtubinsk. For CIA-backed media, this is an unknown realm.
The only political prisoner on the list to not be registered as ‘voluntary’ in the prison logbook was Alexei Liptser. Reasons for his arrest were left private and the Gulag Digest could not find any more specific information, the reason being privacy protection laws in Russia (very cherished!)
Final verdict: It is mostly true that Russian opposition leaders go to jail voluntarily contrary to popular belief of their abduction, torture and illegal detainment.
Fact Check: Russian Opposition Leaders Go To Jail Voluntarily?
