In St. Petersburg, the editor "APN - North -West" is beaten

In St. Petersburg, the release editor of the site "Political News Agency - North -West" Yuri Nersesov is beaten. This was reported in the press release of the publication. The attack occurred on Saturday in the courtyard of Nersesov’s house. As the journalist said, the criminals recommended that he "think about what you are writing." Nersesov recorded injuries and filed an application with the police.

The journalist is inclined to connect the attack with his article "How much werewolves from" Novaya Gazeta "?" , published on July 3 on the website of the newspaper newspaper. The article provides excerpts from the price list offered by the Media-SPB holding, which unites the New Gazeta in St. Petersburg and the Sites of Zaks.ru and Lenizdat.ru. In particular, it says that "our possibilities allow you to attract various structures to solving the problem (Ministry of Internal Affairs, FSB, Investigative Committee, Prosecutor's Office) that can exert effective pressure on opponents", for the amount "from 10 thousand euros, possibly plus the percentage of the amount of penalties."

Regardless of whether the holding really captivates representatives of law enforcement agencies or is deceiving customers, there is an illegality of such a business, Nersesov notes.

Meanwhile, the journalist notes, on the night before the exit of the article, the director of the Operational Cover publishing house Kirill Metelev told him about his conversation with the representative of Media-SPB. According to Nersesov, the interlocutor asked Metelev to convey that his company was known about the preparation of "negative material" about Alexei Razorenov, who is considered the owner of the holding, and "Media-SPB" asks not to publish this article. The interlocutor noticed Metelev that in no case threatened Nersesov. However, he added, “our city is small, everyone knows each other” and if the publication comes out under the pseudonym, the characteristic style of the journalist will still recognize. Nersesov objected to this that the article would be published, and under its real name.

Nevertheless, the journalist refrains from accusations against Media-SPB. He draws attention to the fact that on the night of his conversation with Metelev on the Fontanka.ru website, a video was published, at which Razorenov counts the cash received for the services of his holding. The video, Nersesov notes, was in his personal mailbox, which, as he suggests, was hacked. Meanwhile, he adds, the company "Open -Media", which belongs to Fontanka.ru, is a natural competitor to the Rostorenov holding. At the same time, its owner, previously convicted of extortion, Evgeny Zashenkov, is also mentioned in the publication of Nersesov. “Therefore, the idea of ​​an attempt to take advantage of the talkality of Razorenov against himself I would not also dismiss from the threshold,” the journalist concludes.