The Moscow prosecutor’s workplace despatched the verification supplies to the investigating authorities in opposition to the author Boris Akunin (actual identify – Grigory Chkhartishvili) and demanded that the felony case in opposition to the non -fulfillment of the duties of a “overseas agent” (half 2 of Article 330.1 of the Felony Code of the Russian Federation) in opposition to him).
In line with the prosecutor’s workplace, Akunin was twice throughout the yr delivered to administrative legal responsibility beneath an administrative article on violation of the process for the “overseas agent” (half 2 of Article 19.34 of the Administrative Code of the Russian Federation).
However, as famous by the division, from January 11 to March 12, 2025, the author “continued to disseminate messages and supplies in one of many messengers” with out mentioning the “overseas company”.
The Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation declared Akunin the “overseas agent” in January 2024.
Shortly earlier than this, the Investigative Committee opened a felony case in opposition to the author beneath articles on fakes concerning the military (Article 207.3 of the Felony Code of the Russian Federation) and public justification of terrorism (Article 205.2 of the Felony Code of the Russian Federation). Presumably, the case was began due to the statements of Akunin, which he did throughout a dialog with the pro-Kremlin prankers Vova and Lexus. In a dialog with the author, the prankers launched themselves as representatives of the Ukrainian authorities, and Akunin, talking of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in Russian territories, mentioned: “My coronary heart is doused with blood, however I completely perceive that … how else?”
After that, the AST publishing home stopped the discharge of Akunin’s books, and huge networks seized them from the sale. Rosfinmonitoring introduced the author to the register of “terrorists and extremists.”
