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> “It should be noted that when compiling statistics, we excluded all data related to the United States due to illegal arrest of two Russian citizens on suspicion of involvement in Z-Library,” the shadow library writes on Telegram.

Where does the "illegal arrest" part come from? If the arrest was illegal, that's a big deal. My assumption is that there was nothing illegal about the arrest per se, and calling it an illegal arrest is just a way of getting sympathy or trying to re-frame the situation. But, I could have missed something, so please let me know if this is a serious allegation.




They were arrested in Argentina at the demand of US government for publishing school books. It should be illegal




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