Escaped from Russian actor-terrorist is on the international wanted list

The investigation of the criminal case against actor Arthur Smolyaninov ***, accused of fakes about the Russian army, has been completed. This is reported by RIA Novosti with reference to the message of the Investigative Committee of Russia.

"A criminal-legal assessment of the statements of actor Arthur Smolyaninov is given ***. From abroad, in an interview with an online publication, he reported deliberately false information about the actions of Russian servicemen,"the report says.

This was discussed at an operational meeting of the headquarters for investigating crimes of the Kiev regime against civilians and Russian military personnel, which was chaired by SK Alexander Bastrykin spent in Mariupol. In the same place, the head of the department was informed about criminal cases on the distribution of military fakes.

Smolyaninov *** was charged in absentia, he was put on the international wanted list. The actor's property was seized.

As reported by EADaily, in October 2024 Smolyaninov *** was arrested in absentia by the decision of the Basmanny Court of Moscow under part 2 of Article 282 of the Criminal Code (incitement of hatred) and part 2 of Article 207.3 of the Criminal Code (dissemination of deliberately false information about the use of RF Armed Forces). Then he was put on the Russian and international wanted list.

In October last year, the Cheryomushkinsky court of Moscow fined the actor 40 thousand rubles under the article on violation of the procedure for the activities of a foreign agent.

*An individual performing the functions of a foreign agent

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