Lawyer: Pyotr Verzilov was put on the wanted list due to the case of concealing dual citizenship ( included by the Ministry of Justice in the register of organizations performing the functions of a foreign agent ) Petra Verzilova ( included by the Ministry of Justice in the list of natural persons-foreign agents ). The reason was named by his lawyer Leonid Soloviev, TASS reports.
According to Solovyov, the reason for declaring Verzilov on the wanted list was a criminal case on concealing his dual citizenship. “The case in which Verzilov was put on the wanted list has been going on for over a year. This case is that he allegedly did not provide information about his Canadian citizenship, “- said the lawyer.
He stressed that Verzilov is not threatened with punishment in the form of real imprisonment. “The punishment that can be assigned to him is a fine or compulsory work. But, nevertheless, it is possible to put a person on the wanted list in this case, ”Solovyov specified.
The fact that the founder of Mediazona was put on the wanted list became known on November 15. The relevant information appeared in the search database of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. “Verzilov Pyotr Yuryevich, born on 10/25/1987, is wanted under the article of the Criminal Code,” the official message said. Other details were not disclosed.
On September 29, the Ministry of Justice included Mediazona in the register of media outlets recognized as foreign agents. It was also reported that the founder of the publication Petr Verzilov and editor-in-chief Sergei Smirnov were included in the list of natural persons-foreign agents.