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Political scientist Alexander Kynev, who was arrested in connection with an alleged attempt to sell drugs, was due to be transferred from the Matrosskaya Tishina pretrial detention center to another detention facility on October 14, his lawyer Mikhail Biryukov said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe don\u2019t know why he is being transferred, on what grounds, or where he will be held,\u201d Biryukov said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kynev is one of the most respected experts on Russian regional politics and elections. Russian authorities have designated him a \u201cforeign agent.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kynev was arrested on September 25. Human rights advocates from Slovo Zashchity said<\/a> he was severely beaten during his arrest. The advocates said he was diagnosed with two fractures in his shinbone. He was admitted to Matrosskaya Tishina\u2019s hospital.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to political scientist Ekaterina Schulmann<\/a>, Kynev\u2019s leg was broken to force him to confess to treason. She did not specify where she got this information. Kynev\u2019s defense team said it had \u201cno documents confirming what Schulmann said.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","class_list":["post-67180","news","type-news","status-publish","hentry","regions-moscow","news-type-novosti-smi-en-2"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nRussian political scientist Alexander Kynev, arrested on\u00a0drug charges and reportedly beaten so\u00a0badly his leg was broken in\u00a0two places, faces transfer to\u00a0another detention center, lawyer says - Political prisoners support. 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