The court again fined the former editor-in-chief of the closed radio station “Echo of Moscow” Alexey Venediktov* for violating the foreign agents law. TASS reports this.
“Recognize Alexey Alekseevich Venediktov* guilty of committing an administrative offense under part 4 of Art. 19.34 of the Code of Administrative Offenses of the Russian Federation, and punish him with an administrative fine.” — the agency cites an excerpt from the case material.
They indicate that Venediktov* posted materials on a Telegram channel without a foreign agent sign.
TASS recalls that in February the Cheryomushkinsky Court in Moscow already fined him for a similar violation. According to the law, if a person bears administrative responsibility twice a year for failure to fulfill the duties of a foreign agent, he may face a criminal case (Article 330.1 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation).
The article under which Venediktov was prosecuted*provides for a fine of 30 thousand to 50 thousand rubles. The amount imposed has not been revealed.
Alexey Venediktov* From 1990 to 2022 he was an employee of the radio station “Echo of Moscow” (it ceased to exist in 2022). From 1998 until the closure of the radio station he was its editor-in-chief.
On April 22, 2022, Venediktov was inducted into the Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation.* to the registration of foreign media agents.
*An individual who performs the functions of a foreign agent.
