Two young women and two young men were arrested in Russia for allegedly painting the top of a public building blue and yellow (the colors of Ukrainian flag) and flying a Ukrainian flag on top.
Knowing how often the Russian criminal justice system railroads innocent people and makes them confess through torture and rape, the Ukrainian artist who actually did paint the building has been trying to confess and get the innocent people released. He hasn’t been hugely successful.
The story reminded me of this ancient Soviet joke where Stalin lost his pipe and a huge investigation was launched to find the thief.
An hour later, Stalin called the Chief of his secret police.
“It’s OK,” Stalin said. “I found the pipe. It had fallen between the desk and the bookcase.”
“Good to know!” the chief of secret police said. “Because I’ve been investigating and everybody except for one person confessed to stealing the pipe.”
“EXCEPT ONE?” Stalin bellowed. “Keep investigating!”
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