Mikhail Svetov became a defendant in a criminal case

The famous Russian libertarian Mikhail Svetov became a defendant in a criminal case that is being investigated by the Investigative Committee. about this , citing a document sent from the department. He himself told Mediazona

According to him, the paper does not specify under what article the criminal case is being investigated and whether Svetov already has any status in it.

In August, the TASS and RIA Novosti agencies, citing sources in law enforcement agencies, wrote that a criminal case had been opened against Svetov under the article on the rehabilitation of Nazism (354.1 of the Criminal Code).

According to sources, the reason for initiating the case was a video of Svetov’s “public performance of a song,” which “in a positive way” talks about Stepan Bandera. According to the telegram channel “Caution, News”, we are talking about the song “Ah, Bandero, Ukrainian Apostle!”, performed in 2021.

According to Svetov himself, denunciations against him because of a song about Bandera were written by members of the “Male State” movement, which is recognized by the Russian authorities as extremist.

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