Galkin, Slepakov and Varlamov left in the status of foreign agents

The Zamoskvoretsky Court of Moscow rejected the claim of the producer and musician Semyon Slepakov (recognized as a foreign agent in the Russian Federation) against the Russian Ministry of Justice to remove the status of a foreign agent, TASS reports from the courtroom.

Ministry of Justice announced Slepakov as a foreign agent on April 14. The ministry claimed that the musician “received support from foreign sources, spoke out against a special military operation in Ukraine, formed a negative attitude towards military service and civil service in general, and spoke negatively about citizens of the Russian Federation.”

May 16 Zamoskvoretsky Court informedthat Mr. Slepakov filed a lawsuit to remove the status of a foreign agent. Earlier today, on June 2, the Zamoskvoretsky court dismissed similar claims by the blogger Ilya Varlamov (recognized as a foreign agent) and comedian Maxim Galkin.

Erdni Kagaltynov