The judge handling Aliya Galitskaya's case stated that the order for her detention came from higher authorities.

Judge Fyodor Grigoryev of the Istra City Court explained in a conversation with REN TV that he had only announced the already prepared decision to arrest Aliya Galitskaya. After that, she committed suicide in a temporary detention facility. As noted by the "Agency," the material containing his comment was removed from the television channel's website shortly after publication.