VPN usage is now factored into pre-trial detention decisions
Mihail
2026-10-29
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1 minutes
Russian law enforcement authorities have begun viewing the use of anonymization tools, traffic encryption, and self-deleting messages as evidence of an attempt to evade investigation when determining pre-trial restrictions. Investigators interpret such technologies as secrecy measures, using them as an additional argument to place suspects in custody.
Eva Merkacheva, a member of the Presidential Council for Human Rights, highlighted a case involving a Moscow general practitioner sent to a pre-trial detention center over a four-year-old post in a terrorism justification case. The court agreed with the prosecution, considering the use of circumvention services and hidden contacts a ground for detention.
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