Dead in his cell in a Russian prison travel organizer for gays – The authorities are talking about suicide

Andrei Kotov was found dead in his cell early Sunday morning. The Russian owned a travel agency that organizes trips for gay men. Andrei Kotov was arrested for promoting LGBTQ culture. By court decision, Kotov was convicted of “extremist organization”, while according to Russian law any expression of this identity is a crime. Andrey Kotov, the director of the travel agency “Men Travel”, which organized trips for gay tourists, was found dead in a Moscow detention center. Kotov had been accused of participating in an “LGBT extremist organization”. The investigator claims the man committed suicide. pic.twitter.com/FFHND7Zfi9 — NEXTA (@nexta_tv) December 29, 2024 At the time of his arrest, Kotov had stated that he had been beaten by the police and spent a long time in solitary confinement. A spokesman for the Russian authorities told Kotov’s lawyers that he was found dead in his cell at 4am and that he had committed suicide. Kotoff is the owner of the travel agency Men Travel, which […]
Source: News Beast

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