[Regnum] A court in Kazan was asked to arrest the editor of the Tatar-Bashkir service of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (a media outlet recognized as a foreign agent in the Russian Federation) Alsa Kurmasheva , suspected of violating the law on foreign agents. The press service of the Sovetsky District Court of Kazan reported this on October 20.“The investigation asks to choose a preventive measure in the form of detention. She was detained as a suspect under Part 3 of Article 330.1 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation,” the TASS agency quoted a representative of the court’s press service as saying.
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Kurmasheva was detained on October 18 in Kazan on suspicion of violating the law on foreign agents. The editor was accused of evading the duties provided for by the legislation of the Russian Federation on foreign agents (Article 330.1 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation).
According to investigators, Kurmasheva did not fulfill her obligation to provide documents necessary for inclusion in the register of foreign agents.
Local media outlet Tatar Inform reported that Kurmasheva could also be charged with publishing a book that casts a negative light on Russia's special operation in Ukraine.
In addition, the investigation put forward a version that Kurmasheva deliberately conducted a targeted collection of information about the activities of the RF Armed Forces via the Internet in order to transmit information to foreign sources.
She faces a fine of up to 300 thousand rubles or in the amount of wages or other income for a period of up to two years. She could also be sentenced to compulsory labor for up to 480 hours or forced labor for up to five years. Kurmasheva may also face imprisonment for up to five years.
The press service of the Khoroshevsky Court of Moscow on October 17 announced plans to consider on October 30 the administrative protocol drawn up against blogger Maxim Katz (an individual recognized as a foreign agent in the Russian Federation).
As noted in court, Katz, recognized as a foreign agent in July 2022, violated the law on foreign agents by failing to provide appropriate reporting.