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Vladimir Medinsky told about interrogations in the Ministry of culture in the case of Kirill Serebrennikov Several employees of the Ministry of culture of Department of state support for art and folk art was questioned in the case of Director Kirill Serebrennikov. About this bi-Bi-si the head of the Ministry of culture Vladimir Medinsky. He did not disclose who exactly was questioned, but added that his law enforcement was not called. According to the Minister, the investigators wanted to know who signed the paper on the allocation of the Department’s money on a theater project directed by Kirill Serebrennikov. “But it (allocation of grants Director.— “Kommersant”), it was under the previous leadership of the Department, there was a Sofia Apfelbaum. Now any questions for the investigating authorities to the Ministry of culture is not” — said Vladimir Medinsky. He said that the Ministry was not empowered to deal in such

The mayor of Venice threatened terrorists shooting without warning ROME, Aug 24 — RIA Novosti, Sergei Elders. The mayor of Venice, Luigi Brugnaro threatened to shoot without warning in those who are at the world-famous Piazza San Marco suddenly decide to shout “Allah Akbar”. “We in Italy must defeat terrorism, and we strengthen the defense. And I declare that if someone starts to run through Piazza San Marco, shouting “Allahu Akbar,” we’ll shoot him. A year ago, I said we’ll do it after four steps, now say after three,” said known for his extravagant statements the right policies at the international Catholic forum in Rimini. “We send the terrorists directly to Allah, before they do us damage,” — said Brugnara, and, according to journalists, the statement of the mayor of Venice was greeted with applause and laughter.

Near the venue of a rock concert in Rotterdam found a bus with a Spanish license and gas cylinders Moscow. August 23. INTERFAX.RU — outside a bar in Rotterdam, where a concert of the American rock band Allah-Las, found a small van with Spanish licence and the gas cylinders inside, reports the Independent Wednesday. It is also reported that the police managed to detain the driver of the van. The car is examined by sappers. As previously reported, the police have agreed with the administration of the institution about the cancellation of performances and the beginning of the test bar and its environs. It was later announced that the terrorist threat, the evacuation of people. Bomb disposal team checks out the Spanish van in Rotterdam.Via @robertpbas pic.twitter.com/r4XXyzKQdG — The Spain Report (@thespainreport) 23 Aug 2017 During the download an error has occurred.

Former Deputy Minister of Finance, Aleksashenko denied his detention at the Domodedovo airport MOSCOW, August 23. /TASS/. Former Deputy Finance Minister of Russia, former first Deputy Chairman of the Central Bank Sergey Aleksashenko denied publication of his detention in the Moscow airport Domodedovo. “I’m not detained. I was in Russia in the last two weeks,” — he wrote on his Twitter page. The Federal customs service, the fact of the case against him is not confirmed nor denied. “The customs authorities did not report the names of the persons in respect of whom were prosecuted on administrative liability or criminal proceedings,” — said TASS representative of the press service of the Ministry. Earlier, some media reported that in relation to Sergei Aleksashenko, a criminal case under article about contraband of cultural values. According to a former Deputy Finance Minister, was detained at Domodedovo airport while trying to take out state

The former Deputy Minister of Finance, Aleksashenko got a case of smuggling of cultural property Moscow. August 23. INTERFAX.RU — former Deputy Minister of Finance Sergey Aleksashenko, a criminal case under article about contraband of cultural values, reported “Interfax” a source in law enforcement bodies. “Aleksashenko was detained in the Moscow airport, where he had seized several orders of Soviet times, are prohibited to be exported”, — said the Agency interlocutor. According to him, after this, Aleksashenko was released, and “he departed to the place of destination in the United States.” “Interfax” does not yet have official confirmation of this information. Another source said that the incident occurred at Domodedovo airport a week ago. “Seized from ex-officer of the order were sent for examination, the results of which on August 23 was a criminal case”. Aleksashenko an economist, head of the analytical group development Center. In 1993-1995 — Deputy Minister

Support group: who vouched for Kirill Serebrennikov? Today Basmanny court of Moscow the court chose a measure of restraint for the artistic Director of “Gogol-center” Kirill Serebrennikov. Lawyer Dmitry Kharitonov told the court that a number of Russian public figures, actors, Directors and journalists, is ready to act as guarantors Serebrennikov. Esquire lists their names: 1. Natalia Solzhenitsyn, the widow of the writer, the President of the Solzhenitsyn Foundation 2. Alexander Kalyagin, Chairman of the Union of theatrical figures 3. Vladimir urin, the General Director of the Bolshoi theatre 4. Nut Federmesser, head of the Foundation “Faith” 5. Avdotya Smirnova, Director 6. Lev Dodin, stage Director 7. Fyodor Bondarchuk, Director 8. Alexei German, Director 9. Konstantin Raikin, the Director 10. Andrey Smirnov, the Director 11. Alexei Popogrebsky, Director 12. Alexei Mizgirev, Director 13. Chulpan Khamatova, actress 14. Yevgeny Mironov, actor 15. Valery Garkalin, actor 16. The artist, actor 17. Xenia

The forensic examination in the case of an accident in Balashikha found 45 gross errors MOSCOW, 23 Aug — RIA Novosti. The medical examiner who examined the body of a little boy who died in the resonant accident in Balashikha, made 45 gross violations, in particular, incorrectly determined the cause of death of the child and incorrectly issued the examination, according to RT. Resonant road accident has occurred in Balashikha April 23: a local resident driving a foreign car knocked down six year old boy. Initial examination revealed alcohol in the blood of the boy, and in the dose “to a strong degree of intoxication”. According to the publication, the examination was signed by head of Department is judicial-medical examination of the city’s Train “Bureau of forensic medical examination” of the Moscow region Mikhail Kleymenov. “I don’t know what motivated the forensic scientist Mikhail Kleimenov, a signatory to the examination,