The Russian Embassy in Washington reported that the US administration is trying to pressure Russia with “rabid” statements about the verdict in the criminal case of Russian publisher Vladimir Kara-Murza (known as a foreign agent in the Russian Federation). Russian judicial system. It has been reported TASS referring to the comment of the diplomatic mission.
According to the diplomatic service, US officials describe the decision as “a politically motivated decision of the Russian court”.
“Such statements are a clear attempt to influence Russia’s independent judiciary,” the embassy press service said.
The diplomatic mission advised the American authorities to stop “heavy systematic interference” in another country’s internal affairs and deal with their own problems.
On the eve of the Moscow City Court prisoner The policy of Vladimir Kara-Murza 25 years in a strict regime colony in the case of treason, forgery about the army and the leadership of an undesirable organization. The court also fined him 400,000 rubles. After his release, he was banned from journalism for 7 years. Kara-Murza denied any of the charges. His lawyers reported a sharp deterioration in the health of the politician.