In a telephone conversation, which the diplomat described, the caller stated that he was "illegally detained."

Call.

- Maria, help.

- Who are you?

- You helped me somehow. - What happened?

- I was illegally detained?

- Where? ...

Published by Maria Zakharova Saturday 23 January 2021

“Call.

- Maria, help.

- Who are you?

- You helped me somehow.

- What happened?

- I was illegally detained?

- Where?

- On Pushkinskaya.

- What did you do there?

- I went on business.

- To an unauthorized meeting?

- Well, this ... went on business.

- And how can I help?

- Let them release.

- They'll figure it out and then let go.

- Do something.

- By pull?

- Tell them to respect my rights.

“To respect your rights, you must not break the law,” Zakharova wrote on Facebook.

Earlier, the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia said that every fact of provocative actions during illegal actions will be investigated.

In addition, the Investigative Committee opened a criminal case on the dissemination of calls on minors to participate in illegal rallies on January 23 on social networks.

Also, a criminal case was opened in the Novosibirsk region.