TV presenter Urgant on the recognition of deputy Rashkin: this is classic Russian literature recognition of the State Duma deputy from the Communist Party of the Russian Federation Valery Rashkin, suspected of illegal hunting, in the murder of an elk. An excerpt from the release is available on YouTube.
As noted by Urgant, at first the parliamentarian said that he had found an elk carcass. “At the same time, he said that he confused a moose with a wild boar. Because the moose is to blame, there was no need to stand and sing “Hakuna Matata”. Anyone would be confused. You know how they watch The Lion King in the Communist Party of the Russian Federation, “he turned to co-host Dmitry Khrustalev.
Commenting on Rashkin's video recognition, the showman joked about the style of his speech. “This is classic Russian literature. This is Turgenev, this is almost Paustovsky, “Urgant noted with irony and added that he was” offended “for the deputy, because the Nobel Prize in Literature had already been awarded to another person.
On November 18, State Duma deputy Rashkin, who is suspected in illegal hunting, published a video message on YouTube, where he confessed to killing an elk. According to the parliamentarian, he first confused the animal with a wild boar. He stressed that he had become a victim of a coincidence.
Prior to this, it was reported that the State Duma had submitted a proposal to deprive Rashkin of parliamentary immunity. The General Prosecutor of Russia Igor Krasnov made a corresponding request. The issue will be considered on November 22 or 23.
On the night of October 28-29, a policeman and an employee of the hunting committee stopped Rashkin's car in the Saratov region. They found a moose carcass in the trunk. The deputy first claimed that he saw the corpse of an animal and wanted to hand it over to law enforcement officers, but then he confessed to the murder. For illegal elk hunting, the parliamentarian faces a prison sentence of three to five years.