Bad advice from a lawyer: how to get into jail from house arrest

Blogger Elena Blinovskaya replaced a more severe measure of restraint. Instead of house arrest, she was taken into custody.

According to a number of sources, this was due to the fact that Blinovskaya violated the prohibitions that were imposed on her: the blogger organized a party at her home and talked to a friend who is a witness in her criminal case.

But isn't house arrest just a ban on leaving your home? What other prohibitions could there be?

House arrest really consists in isolating the accused from society in the dwelling where he lives. However, the court may impose other prohibitions (one, two or all at once):

• communicate with specific individuals;
• send and receive postal and telegraph items;
• use communication facilities and the Internet.

Control is carried out by the territorial body of the penitentiary inspectorate, which often performs its work quite formally and, in the presence of even minor violations, sends information about this to the investigator.

Bad advice: what to do to change house arrest to detention

• The most obvious thing is to leave the living space (things to do №10-4121/22 et №10-25426/2021).
• Communicate with witnesses in the case (case №77-545/2023).
• Make threats via mobile communication to witnesses and victims (case №10-2746/22).
• Email about the circumstances of the criminal case (case №10-10355/22).
• Hide mobile phones at home (while continuing to use them) and a laptop connected to the Internet (case №10-19520/2021).

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