“Fair Russia – For Truth” decided not to postpone the congress after the assassination attempt on Prilepin

A Just Russia – For the Truth decided not to postpone the party congress, scheduled for May 20, after the assassination attempt on Zakhar Prilepin, the party’s co-chairman.

“The congress will be held according to plan. Thank God, party co-chairman Zakhar Prilepin is alive. We all wish him a speedy recovery! We don’t plan to change anything.” declared in the TASS party.

The party plans to hold a congress in the Moscow region on May 20, its agenda includes the election of the chairman and co-chairs of the party, the presidium of the central council of the party and some other party bodies.

The car of the writer and co-chair of the Just Russia – For Truth faction was blown up on the morning of May 6 in the Nizhny Novgorod region. As a result of the explosion, Prilepin’s assistant and ally, Alexander Shubin, a native of Lugansk, who previously served in the LPR, died. The writer himself suffered and underwent surgery.

The investigation into the explosion of the car opened a criminal case under the article on a terrorist attack (Article 205 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation). The suspect in the assassination attempt was detained. According to the Investigative Committee, he admitted to working for the Ukrainian special services.

Sergei Mironov, chairman of the SPRZ and leader of the party faction in the State Duma, described the assassination attempt on Prilepin as “a planned and organized terrorist attack – another brazen challenge from the unpunished Ukronazi junta.”

“This is another confirmation that the NMD needs to be transferred to a different regime and to a different level, make it counter-terrorist, and begin work on the leaders of terrorists using the entire arsenal of means of the RF Armed Forces,” emphasized Mironov, his words are given on the party website.