YAKUTIA
SHAMAN
GABYSHEV FORCIBLY TAKEN TO MENTAL HOSPITAL
Interfax-Religiia,
12
May 2020
Shaman
Alexander
Gabyshev from Yakutsk, who obtained notoriety after his "march"
to Moscow,
was forcibly taken to a psychiatric hospital, the organization
Rights
Protection Postcards reports.
According
to
information of rights advocates, Gabyshev was taken to a
psychiatric hospital
from his apartment with the participation of OMON troops.
Earlier,
Rights
Protection Postcards recalled, "people who identified themselves
as
medical workers went to Gabyshev's apartment three times and
tried to
administer a test for the coronavirus," but he refused to do it.
Calling
himself a
shaman, a year ago Alexander Gabyshev started on a journey by
foot over the
8,000 kilometers from Yakutia to Moscow, in order "to drive
Putin
away" and "to restore people's rule." The march was supposed to
last two years, in all.
In the
autumn, a
criminal case was opened against Gabyshev for public calls for
extremist
activity. He was arrested several times and as a result he
finally ended his
"march."
A
governmental expert
analysis concluded that Gabyshev is insane. (tr. by PDS, posted
13 May 2020)
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