Law enforcement officers are searching the apartment of Vladislav Postnikov, the editor-in-chief of the online publication Vecherniye Vedomosti, who was fined 100,000 rubles in July. In accordance with the article on the discrediting of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation. This has been reported TASS referring to law enforcement.
It was noted that the man was not at home during the searches. According to the source, the events are organized as part of the criminal case of former State Duma deputy Ilya Ponomarev, who is also suspected of spreading false information about the Russian military.
“Postnikov is experiencing this (criminal case – approx), because he is closely connected with Ponomarev,” the agency’s interlocutor said.
Postnikov’s lawyer, Georgy Krasnov, confirmed the calls. According to him, he did not see his grandfather’s documents, only information from the media is available.
“Most probably, [следственные действия проводит] The human rights activist said that he was accompanied by the Main Investigation Directorate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Sverdlovsk Region and the FSB special forces.
The location of Vladislav Postnikov is not yet known, he does not answer calls. The lawyer stated that the editorial office of Vecherniye Vedomosti was not searched.
“As far as I know, a police officer came and asked the guards if any of the editorial staff came to inquire about this today,” Krasnov said. Said.
Earlier, it was reported that the former State Duma deputy Ilya Ponomarev, according to the place of residence of the channel managers on Telegram and YouTube. to go past investigative actions.
Source: Gazeta
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