Russian prosecutors will ask a judge at a court hearing on Friday to place detained Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty journalist Alsu Kurmasheva in custody, the court’s press service said.
Alsu Kurmasheva, who works for RFE/RL’s Tatar-Bashkir Service and holds US and Russian passports, is accused of failing to register as a foreign agent after she entered Russia on May 20, her employer said Thursday.
Kurmasheva was temporarily detained by Russian security forces as she waited for her flight home on June 2.
Prosecutors asked for Alsu Kurmasheva to be placed in custody after he was accused of failing to register as a foreign agent when he entered Russia. via REUTERS Alsu Kurmasheva, who holds US and Russian passports, was temporarily detained by Russian security forces on June 2. AP
His passport was confiscated at Russia’s Kazan Airport and he was fined for failing to register his US passport with Russian authorities.
According to court documents, he was fined $103.26 on October 11.
On October 18, he was charged with failing to register as a foreign agent.
Tatar-Inform agency shared a video of Kurmasheva being escorted into the administration building on Wednesday as two men wearing balaclava — ski mask-like clothing that covers a person’s face — held both of her hands. Rossiya 1 Tatarstan / east2west news
He could face up to five years in prison, according to RFE/RL.
Russia has not commented on the arrest.
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Source: thtrangdai.edu.vn/en/
