Maxim Martsinkevich, better known under the pseudonym Tesak (he got such a formidable nickname because of his love of knives), is a very well-known 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-Adolph, 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 suits 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 Marcinkiewicz's nationalist machinations and considered it his duty to punish skinhead.
So, why was Tesak imprisoned 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 pre-election debates took place. After a short speech, he and his guys shouted the famous “Sieg Heil” 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, which forbade any action 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 Restrukt.
Together with the name, priorities have changed, now Tesak began to actively fight pedophilia. To do this, with the help of dummies, he appointed lovers of juveniles meetings 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.
