Makarevich faces criminal charges 01:45

Musician Andrei Makarevich, creator of the Time Machine group (recognized as a foreign agent in the Russian Federation), faces criminal prosecution and two years in prison for violating the rules of activity of a foreign agent. This situation was reported to law enforcement TASS.

According to the agency’s source, the possibility of initiating a criminal case against Makarevich under Article 330.1 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (evasion of duties prescribed by the legislation on foreign agents) is currently being considered. If a lawsuit is filed, he/she may be sentenced to imprisonment for up to 2 years.

It was also known that Makarevich’s communication with pranksters Vovan (Vladimir Kuznetsov) and Lexus (Alexey Stolyarov), who introduced themselves as Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky, attracted the attention of law enforcement agencies.

musician during conversation expressed He supported the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the conflict with Russia and even tried to justify the ideologist of Ukrainian nationalists, Stepan Bandera. The representative of law enforcement agencies added that after such statements it was planned to carry out extremism control against the musician.

According to the law, if a person is brought to administrative liability twice a year for failure to fulfill the duties of a foreign representative, he may be subject to criminal prosecution under Article 330.1 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation. Makarevich’s lawyer, Alexander Aldaev, refused to comment on the possible criminal case of the TASS musician.

Formerly Makarevich’s wife* showed A rare photo of their two-year-old son.