Journalist Ksenia Sobchak apologized to Rostec’s CEO, Sergey Chemezov, after accusing her employees of extortion and actually admitting their guilt.
“I sincerely regret that the actions of my colleagues hurt Chemezov Sergey Viktorovich, I apologize to him,” said the TV presenter on the Telegram channel. “Bloody Lady”.
Sobchak stressed that “there is no political context here,” and the defendants (commercial director Kirill Sukhanov, former editor-in-chief of Tatler Arian Romanovsky and gossip reporter Tamerlan Bigaev) also “repent deeply.”
“Now they are in a pre-trial detention centre, serious charges have been made against them. There is no political context here. I know that men sincerely regret what happened. The court will decide their fate. “I believe that law enforcement will show understanding and tolerance,” he said.
The journalist concluded.
On the eve of TASS, Sobchak, referring to the environment, on November 15 to come To the office of the state company “Rostec” in Moscow to meet with Chemezov. Journalists noticed that his van had entered the area of ​​the Rostec office. Forty minutes later, Sobchak was already back.
The interlocutors of the organization noted that the negotiations were aimed at “resolving the conflict”.
Romanovsky’s lawyer, Dmitry Malyutov, commented on Sobchak’s post, stating that he “did not agree with his action”. “Because he already believed that the guys were to blame for something. Yes? What are they… Of course, they have no guilt, in fact, there is no crime. That’s it,” he told Shot. Lawyer Sobchak Sergey Badamshin from the comments refused.
Status “Turn out the light”
On October 26, it became known that Sukhanov and Romanovsky were detained. They were accused of extortion of 11 million rubles. To delete a post containing defamatory information about Chemezov and not to publish such material in the future (part 3 of article 163 of the Criminal Code, up to 15 years in prison). In early November, according to Part 3 of Art. 163 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (in particular, extortion for the acquisition of property on a large scale), Bigaev was also arrested.
TASS reported that Sobchak was a suspect under the same article – paragraph 3 of Art. “b”. 163 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (in particular, extortion for the acquisition of property on a large scale).
Journalist statedThat you have never posted on the “Turn out the Light” channel and have nothing to do with it.
“I have neither access there nor any interference with the editorial offices” stressed He.
Still, Romanovsky’s lawyer Malyutov stated that there are documents proving Sobchak’s connection to the Telegram channel. “The defense received a sufficient number of documents indicating the conclusion of civil law contracts between Sobchak Ksenia Anatolyevna and Kuzmin (Romanovsky) Arian Aleksandrovich, Bigaev Tamerlan Mairbekovich and Ramazanova Zamira Shevketovna, the subject of which is the execution of works related to creation. Based on the assignments of Sobchak materials for the project “Extinguish the Light”, – excerpt red blood cell A letter from a lawyer to his client’s mother.
Bigaev’s lawyer, Kristina Tsypkalo, also stated in this contract that Sobchak was acting as a client and his client was acting as an executor.
According to Malyutov, the article “Turn Out the Lights” that led to the lawsuit was dedicated to the birthday of Chemezov’s childhood friend, billionaire Andrei Bokarev.
Departure Sobchak
Immediately after the arrest of Sukhanov and Romanovsky, it became known that Sobchak. Left From Russia, entering Lithuania via Belarus. As law enforcement put it, the journalist bought plane tickets to Dubai and then to Turkey “to confuse operators” online. Investigators allegedly received the inspector’s order to arrest Sobchak, but Sobchak managed to escape. Searches were made in the suburban cottage of a TV presenter.
Then Sobchak published fast On Telegram, where he and his entire editorial staff saw the arrest of Sukhanov and Romanovsky as “another crackdown on journalism in the country.” “We have nothing to get down to, and it infuriates them. They are constantly detaining my journalists. Now they have Kirill and they are sewing a bag for him. The lawyer is in contact with him,” he wrote.
November 7 TASS resource in the power structures of the Northwest Federal District knowledgeableThat Sobchak crossed the border at the Burachki checkpoint in the Pskov region and is already in Russia.
Source: Gazeta
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