Journalist Andrey Karaulov, residing in Dubai, once again filed a defamation lawsuit in Russia, and twenty addresses were searched in the capital region. TASSrefers to law enforcement.
According to the agency, the reason for another criminal case was the testimony of director Nikita Mikhalkov, whom Karaulov accused of deforestation in the Nizhny Novgorod region.
“A new slander case has been launched against Andrei Karaulov (Article 128.1 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation – socialbites.ca), in which Nikita Sergeevich Mikhalkov is recognized as a victim,” a source from law enforcement said. .
He added that after conducting an audit on the director’s public accusations of deforestation on the territory of the Nizhny Novgorod region, the investigative body decided to initiate a case. As part of the investigation, nearly 20 addresses were searched in Moscow and the Moscow Region.
The agency’s interlocutor added that the case was initially filed in Nizhny Novgorod, but was soon transferred to Moscow for further investigation, where another case was investigated under a similar article against Karaulov.
There was no official statement from law enforcement and representatives of Karaulov.
In November last year, the Ministry of Internal Affairs put journalist Andrei Karaulov on the federal wanted list, and a card with his data appeared in the registry of the apartment. Prior to that, they searched the journalist’s house based on the slanderous statement made by Rostec. They accused Karaulov of publishing unverified information. The journalist is in the UAE – according to him, the Ministry of Interior knows this. Why are they looking for journalists? In the material “socialbites.ca”.