on paranoia

A Russian blogger, Dmitry Solovyov, was arrested yesterday, essentially for having criticised the police and security forces on LiveJournal. How did this become a crime?
The charges against him claim that the posts were made "with the aim of inciting hatred and hostility against a social group among an indefinite number of people" and that they undermine "the foundations of the constitutional system and the state's security," The matter has been turned into a criminal case as "Solovyov is suspected of actions aimed at inciting hatred or hostility and humiliating a group of people depending on their affiliation with certain social groups, such as Interior Ministry and FSB officers" claim more authorities. And now it seems they are trying to use technology to identify all the people who posted comments on the blog, I suppose to arrest them as well? If the authorities think this will make the problem go away, they are predictably wrong. I had never heard of this guy or his blog until he was arrested, but I shall be googling it now!