State Duma deputy Sultan Khamzaev intends directly In the UK, a request to check the testimony of musician Boris Grebenshchikov for allegedly “aiding terrorism and discrediting the Russian army”. On Thursday, January 12, reports DEA NewsNoting that we are talking about the interview last year, where the leader of the rock band “Aquarium” talked about the transfer of money for aid to Ukraine and criticized the actions of the RF Armed Forces during the attack, special operations.
“To the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation, the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation by Boris Grebenshchikov, Art. 280.3. public actions aimed at discrediting the use of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation; Art. 282 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation. incitement to hatred or hostility, as well as insulting human dignity; Art. 205.1. “The Criminal Code of the Russian Federation facilitates terrorist activities,” said Khamzaev.
heart of matter
Probably the reason was Grebenshchikov’s interview, which aired on Israeli Channel 9 in May 2022. In particular, the musician later called the actions of the Russian authorities “fascism.” During a military special operation in Ukraine.
“So this is fascism. One nation destroying another on the basis of nationality – how is that? Isn’t it fascism? Fascism,” said Grebenshchikov.
Such comments “should not remain without the demanded reaction in society,” as Khamzaev believes.
“I note that these are not some separate statements by the actors of the plague. This is an ideological battle to form a defeatist public opinion. The MP believes they are the “sleeper cells” of the West focused on spreading falsehoods, imposing false facts and showing their loyalty to the West.
Grebenshchikov left Russia for England after the start of a special military operation. In the aforementioned interview, he said that he collected 12 million Euros at one of his concerts in Berlin and sent this amount to Ukraine. Later, the musician explained that this money was not his personal donation – they gathered at the Sound of Peace charity festival, where other artists also performed. Grebenshchikov added that he “never had that much of it,” recalls “Kommersant”.
“This is not censorship”
Against this background, Ekaterina Stenyakina, another member of the United Russia State Duma deputy suggested Create a list of artists in Russia who “should not participate in projects and take part in publicly funded venues”.
“There should be a public stop list of those who shouldn’t appear on cultural venues, federal channels, and participate in state-funded projects.
The people should know the traitors. This is not censorship, I think, a sensible reaction to disgusting behavior,” the parliamentarian explained his opinion.
Recall in an interview published on January 6 “Novaya Newspaper. Europe” Actor Artur Smolyaninov, who left Russia, said that he is ready to fight on the Ukrainian side. This statement caused a wide public reaction and the reaction of the authorities of the Russian Federation. In particular, the head of the TFR Alexander Bastrykin instructed to initiate a criminal case against Smolyaninov.
Situation with RT correspondent Anton Krasovsky
At the end of December, the Investigative Committee didn’t check The words of the presenter of the RT television channel, Anton Krasovsky, about Ukrainian children, whom he called “to suffocate and burn” in one of the broadcasts, Moscow City Duma deputy Yevgeny Stupin spoke about this with a reference. the response he received in the capital’s department.
On October 24, Russia Today editor-in-chief Margarita Simonyan announced that she was “suspending cooperation” with Krasovsky, who served as the broadcasting director of the channel, due to statements she made in an interview with writer Sergei Lukyanenko. On the Antonymy program, the presenter said that Ukrainian children who believed their country was “occupied by the Muscovites” should be “stuck” or drowned in “Smerekov’s hut” to be burned.
Bastrykin instructed to check the statements of an RT employee. In response, Simonyan described this situation as “confusion” and also wished the children of Ukraine and Donbass “to end the conflict as soon as possible so that they can work in peace: in their mother tongue”. The TV presenter later apologized separately to “anyone who was stunned by this” and RT’s editor-in-chief. Krasovsky’s statements can be considered within the framework of Part 2 of Art. Lawyers noted 280 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (“Public appeals to extremist activities using the media”).