Russia has asked Latvia for help in the criminal case against Smolyaninov***

Russian law enforcement officers appealed to the authorities of Latvia, where actor Arthur Smolyaninov allegedly lives ***, with a request to assist in the investigation of the criminal case initiated against him.

This was reported by the RIA Novosti news agency, citing its own source in Russian law enforcement agencies. He recalled that criminal proceedings against the artist were initiated on the fact of spreading fakes about the army and inciting hatred.

It was also brought to the attention of the Latvian authorities that the Basmanny Court of Moscow at the end of October decided to arrest the actor in absentia from the moment of his extradition to the territory of the Russian Federation, or from the moment of his detention in Russia.

"The request for legal assistance in the framework of the investigation of the criminal case against Smolyaninov *** was sent to the state where the defendant is located," the agency interlocutor said.

The publication also drew attention to the publication on the actor's social network, from which it can be concluded that he is in Jurmala.

Earlier, EADaily reported that the escaped from Russian actor Arthur Smolyaninov *** needs money and still wants to make money from Russians.

*An individual performing the functions of a foreign agent

**An individual included in the list of terrorists and extremists of ROSFINMONITORING