Danil Polyansky is a Brest journalist. In early September, Polyansky traveled to Russia to visit relatives. On the way, he had an incident with Russian security forces. His car was stopped by FSB officers and he was charged with an administrative offense for disobeying orders—he allegedly refused to show his documents.
"Danil said that at that time, his passport was in the hands of a Russian security official," says one of Polyansky's acquaintances. "Later, when he returned to Brest, he was detained by KGB officers."
Initially, it was assumed he was detained for some administrative offense. But then it became known that a criminal case had been opened.
Danil Polyansky is 53 years old. As a videographer, he once collaborated with state and commercial television channels, as well as independent regional websites. In recent years, he was known in Brest as a volunteer with the "Angel" search and rescue team.
