Wednesday, April 28, 2010

Oppositionist Suspects Officials of Privacy Invasion

Russian opposition leader Ilya Yashin requested that the General Prosecutor's Office institute criminal proceedings in relation to the distribution on the internet of compromising video recordings of numerous opposition leaders (including Yashin) and journalists. On the anonymous hidden-camera records the subject characters appear to have sex, take drugs, or offer bribes. Yashin asserts a number of criminal violations, such as defamation, insult, invasion of privacy, and pornography. Yashin further requested that the prosecutors check whether Presidential Administration Deputy Head Vladislav Surkov and Federal Youth Agency Head Vasily Yakimenko are involved in the distribution. Surkov and Yakimenko are believed to be ideological leaders of the Kremlin-backed youth movement “Nashi” that reportedly took active part in the distribution of the records.

http://lenta.ru/news/2010/04/26/yashin/

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