“They stepped on the back of the head, walked from hand to hand”: the director of “Metal Corrosion” spoke about the arrest

Director of Metal Corrosion Runova was injured during the detention of musicians

Still video of arrest at the «Metal Corrosion» concert.

The director of the group “Metal Corrosion” said that she was injured during a raid in the Nizhny Novgorod club “Uncle” during a concert. Earlier it was reported that during a break between songs, security forces burst into the club, forced the spectators to the floor and detained the musicians, including the band leader Sergei Troitsky (Spider).

According to the Shot Telegram channel, Runova claims that she has a suspected traumatic brain injury. According to the director, four masked security officers knocked her down, after which she fell on Troitsky and then on the floor. The woman noted that in the confusion they stepped on the back of her head and walked on her hands. Now there are hematomas, abrasions and bruises on Runova’s body and she was forced to turn to doctors. The director said that several more people were injured.

«The leader of the group, Sergei Troitsky, is still in the department, with two guitarists with him,» the director of the group also said, expressing hope that the trial will take place on Monday and next The musicians' performance in Saratov on April 30 will not be cancelled.

Runova denies accusations that the musicians used Nazi symbols during the concert. According to her, the group used Kolovrat, but it “is not a prohibited symbol.”

The press service of the regional department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, in turn, reported that police officers, with the force support of the SOBR, detained 57- year-old, 19-year-old and 42-year-old men. Administrative protocols were drawn up against the detainees under the article “propaganda or public display of Nazi paraphernalia or symbols.” It is also reported that books and more than 20 T-shirts with prohibited symbols printed on them were seized.