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MOSCOW, April 1 Maxim Pokrovsky*, leader of the Nogu Svelo rock band, commented on the inclusion of his name in the register of foreign agents, calling the situation a «hype «.
The Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation included Pokrovsky * in the register of foreign agents on Friday. According to the agency, the singer spoke in support of an unfriendly country — Ukraine, actively interacted with foreign structures, spoke negatively about Russian citizens and took part in fundraising in support of Ukraine.
«Popularity 2023, God forgive me! I'm in all the news. Please note, I didn't order this hype,» Pokrovsky* wrote on his Instagram page**.
The musician also recalled that the case of discrediting the Russian Armed Forces against him was dismissed a couple of days ago.
Earlier it was reported that the Khoroshevsky Court of Moscow on March 27, due to the expiration of the statute of limitations, stopped proceedings under the protocol against Pokrovsky * for discrediting RF Armed Forces. Under the article of the Code of Administrative Offenses on public actions aimed at discrediting the use of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, the musician was threatened with a fine of 30 to 50 thousand rubles.
* An individual acting as a foreign agent in Russia.
** Activities Meta (social networks Facebook and Instagram) is banned in Russia as extremist.