Maxim Martsinkevich, better known under the pseudonym Tesak (he got such a formidable nickname because of his love of knives), is a very famous person both in the Internet community and among neo-Nazi organizations. He became famous thanks to his nationalist views, as well as shooting videos about how he reveals the identities of pedophiles with like-minded people. In 2014, Martsinkevich was again sent to prison, and now everyone is interested in the question of why Tesak was imprisoned this time.
A little about the personality of Maxim Martsinkevich
From an early age, Tesak was an ardent supporter of nationalism, so in 2005 he created his own neo-Nazi organization called Format 18. It got its name through a combination of letters of the Latin alphabet, the 1st means A-Adolf, and the 8th H - Hitler. Tesak himself never hid this, moreover, he always spoke with admiration about the Nazi ruler.
With his like-minded people, he fought against the non-Russian population of the country, which, in his opinion, behaved inappropriately. Since Maxim loved the audience, he regularly released videos in which he expressed his opinion on the situation in the country. The plot made about how he and the guys in costumes of the Ku Klux Klan clothe a Tajik guy. As it turned out later, the video was staged, so there was no reason to institute criminal proceedings.
Why was Tesak imprisoned in 2007?
As many know, this is not the first arrest of Marcinkiewicz. So, in 2007, Tesak was imprisoned. For what? The reason for the criminal case was the statement of Alexei Navalny, a famous politician and activist. It was he who witnessed the nationalist machinations of Marcinkiewicz and considered it his duty to punish the skinhead.
So, what did Tesak put in 2007? Maxim Martsinkevich, inspired by his nationalist idea, decided to make an open statement to the people. To do this, he burst with his group into the Bilingua club, where the pre-election debate took place. After a short speech, he and his guys shouted the famous “Sieg Heill” for several minutes.
On July 10 of that year, Tesak was arrested and charged under Art. 282.2 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation. At that time, it was a new part of the Criminal Code that prohibited any actions leading to incitement of hatred between people on ethnic grounds. The court found Marcinkiewicz guilty and sentenced to three years in prison, a little later he was charged with another sentence, under the same article. This time, the reason was an old video in which he cracked down on a Tajik drug dealer.
That's why Tesak was imprisoned in 2007. In total, Marcinkiewicz served 3.5 years. By the way, in 2010 the organization “Format 18” was officially banned by law, as it was considered extremist.
Public organization "Restrukt"
After his release from prison, Marcinkiewicz continued his nationalist activities. Since his old organization was closed, he created a new social movement called Restruct.
Together with the name, priorities have changed, now Tesak began to actively fight pedophilia. To do this, he, with the help of dummies, made appointments for lovers of minors, at which they caught them. Everything that happened was recorded on the camera, after which the video was uploaded to the Internet, thereby exposing the identity of the pedophile.
Despite the cruelty of Marcinkiewicz’s methods, many supported him, and his program “Pay back pedophile” had a rather high rating on the network.
Why was Tesak imprisoned for 5 years in 2014?
At the end of November 2013, a Moscow court opened another case against Maxim Martsinkevich. The basis for it was the same 282nd article. A few days later, the court decided to detain Tesak until all circumstances were clarified.
Having learned in advance about the case, Tesak left the country - first to Belarus, and then to Cuba. But he did not succeed in hiding for a long time, on January 17, 2014 he was arrested by the Cuban police. The reason was the lack of a passport, which he had been stolen the day before by an unknown person. But the authorities did not begin to understand this issue; on January 27, she sent the activist on a plane home, where he was met by Russian law enforcement agencies.
Six months later, the Kuntsevsky court issued its verdict - the death penalty. Therefore, in July 2014, the cleaver was imprisoned for 5 years in a maximum security prison. True, in November of that year, the court commuted the sentence, reducing the term to 2 years and 10 months.
But still, why did Tesak (2014) get jailed? According to the court, the basis for opening the case were videos, in which Martsinkevich called for reprisal against the “chocks”. At least that's how linguistic examination established it. Although Maxim himself is sure that he was ordered for crossing the road to many influential people.