Russians were detained in Libya for interference in the elections

The Libyan intelligence services detained two Russian citizens in Tripoli for interference in the elections, Bloomberg writes with reference to the letter of the Prosecutor General of the country.

The document reports that the Russians were detained in May due to the fact that they participated in preparing a meeting with Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, the son of the overthrown head of Libya Muammar Gaddafi. On their laptops, reports the publication, found information that confirms that they worked for a company, "specializing in influencing the elections in several African countries."

According to Fontanka, one of the Russians detained in Libya may be the St. Petersburg political strategist Maxim Shugali, who is associated with the rareer Evgeny Prigozhin . Information about the arrest of the publication was confirmed by the political strategist Peter Bystrov.