Anastasia Metelskaya (Klava Belova)

Affiliated media: YouTube channel Klava Belova 02, Video blogger

Incident date: October 28, 2021

Attack type:

Criminal/administrative prosecution excluding (1), (2) and (3)

Who attacked: Authorities

Location: Russia, Moscow Oblast, Domodedovo

Additional information:

Anastasia Metelskaya’s apartment was searched — the law enforcers kicked down the door of the apartment where her 14-year-old daughter was also present. The search warrant lacked the judge’s signature and seal. A computer, a phone, and documents were seized from Metelskaya without a seizure report. After the search, Metelskaya was taken to the police station, where she was charged with disobedience to a lawful demand of a police officer (Article 19.3 of the Code of Administrative Offences of the Russian Federation). On October 29, the Domodedovo City Court sent Metelskaya under house arrest on a criminal case of libel (Article 128.1 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation). The measure of restraint was imposed on her until November 30. On November 15, Metelskaya died in a COVID hospital. According to her relatives, the police prevented her from receiving timely medical care.