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Charges May Be Brought In 'Enemies Of Russia People
List' Case
MOSCOW. April 29 (Interfax) - Russian prosecutors intends to complete the
investigation into the publication in the Internet of the so-called list of
enemies of the Russian people before the end of this week.
The list, which has recently been published on a radical nationalist website,
includes Moscow Helsinki Group Lyudmila Alekseyeva, anti-extremist center Sova
leader Alexander Verkhovsky, Holocaust Foundation chief Alla Gerber, and some
other leading human rights activists. The website also contained the activists
personal information, including their addresses, home phone numbers, and
passport information.
"The probe is nearing its end. I think it will be completed before the end of
this week," Vyacheslav Sizov, the head of the Prosecutor General's department
for supervision of the fulfillment of laws on federal security, ethnic
relations, and extremism prevention.
Sizov would not specify what the verdict of the Russian Prosecutor's office
will be.
"If we find evidence of a crime, the materials will be forwarded to the
investigative bodies for a criminal case to be opened," said Sizov.
Sizov would not comment on the reports stating that the website, which is run
by radical nationalists and is registered abroad, has been blocked on orders
from the law enforcement agencies.
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