The case against a city council deputy regarding xenophobic comments on the Gorny Altai News website has been brought to court
In Gorno-Altaisk, a criminal case has been opened against Vadim Manzyrov, a deputy of the Gorno-Altaisk City Council from the Communist Party of the Russian Federation, for comments on the Novosti Gorny Altai website. In August 2014, the case was sent to court. In August 2014, a criminal case was initiated in Gorno-Altaisk for comments on the Gorny Altai News website.