Putin found it ridiculous support of law enforcement agencies in the “Gogol-center”
Moscow. June 15. INTERFAX.RU — No need to force support of law enforcement in the “Gogol-center” was not the final point in this matter must put the court, said Russian President Vladimir Putin.
“It was about the fact that the searches there, the seizure of documents was carried out with the power support. Anything clever I can’t see here, because there is no need to come to the theater, to the accounting Department with the power support, that’s ridiculous,” said Putin to journalists, answering a question about the letter in support of the “Gogol-center”, which gave him recently, actor Yevgeny Mironov.
“The letter itself read,” the President added.
May 23, investigators raided a number of people in different regions of Russia, including at the place of residence and work of the founder of the “Seventh Studio”, the artistic Director of “Gogol-center” Kirill Serebrennikov, who was questioned as a witness and released under the obligation about an appearance to the investigator.
According to investigators, the persons from among the leadership of the “Seventh Studio” from 2011 to 2014 was stolen about 200 million rubles of budgetary funds allocated by the government resolution on the development and promotion of art.
“The seventh Studio” was founded by Director and artistic Director of “Gogol-center” Kirill Serebrennikov.