Nastya Rybka became famous after a scandal that became political. In January 2019, she was detained by Russian security forces. A few days later she was released, but the further fate of the girl causes concern.
The story of a scandal
Nastya Rybka is a bright pseudonym for a girl named Anastasia Vashukevich, who is a citizen of Belarus. They talked about her after the release of the film-investigation of the Anti-Corruption Fund of Alexei Navalny. The girl released a book about the seduction of a mysterious oligarch. At the same time, on social networks, she published photos and recordings of conversations, from which the public became aware of the existence of informal relations between businessman Oleg Deripaska and Deputy Prime Minister Sergei Prikhodko, as well as their relationships with escort girls.
Oleg Deripaska appealed to the court with a request to remove materials relating to his private life from the network. By decision of Roskomnadzor, some videos were deleted and a number of websites were blocked. But the scandal still had negative consequences for his defendants.
The detention of Nastya Rybka
Nastya Rybka and her teacher Alex Leslie (Alexander Kirillov) were detained in Thailand on February 25, 2018 on charges of organizing illegal sex training in the country. At first it was a violation of labor law, and then the article was replaced with a heavier one. Nastya was accused of organizing prostitution as part of a criminal group. It became clear that this arrest was not accidental and it was beneficial for someone to put Rybka behind bars.
Vashukevich handed a letter to the US Embassy asking for political asylum. She said that she has a lot of interesting information that may be of interest to Americans, and also there is evidence of Russian interference in the election of the current president. But the US authorities did not react to this at all.
In January 2019, the prosecution of Rybka was discontinued. She and other persons involved were given suspended sentences and deported to Belarus, to which they never reached. Vashukevich and Kirillova were detained in the transit zone of the airport by representatives of Russian law enforcement agencies. They were charged with involvement in prostitution. But a few days later they were released from the prison.
