Morgenshtern Fined 40K for Foreign Agent Law Violation

Moscow, August 17: Vesti. The Savelovsky Court in Moscow fined rapper Alisher Morgenshtern (recognized as a foreign agent in Russia) 40,000 rubles for violating the procedures for the activities of a foreign agent.

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Alisher Morgenshtern was fined by the Savelovsky District Court in Moscow.
The fine was for violating the law on foreign agents.
The fine amount was 40,000 rubles.
The violation involved improper labeling of publications.
Morgenshtern was found guilty under part 2 of Article 19.34 of the KоАП РФ.
The case was heard in absentia because Morgenshtern is outside Russia.
This is the third administrative case against him under Article 19.35 of the KоАП РФ.

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In January of the previous year, the Investigative Committee issued an arrest warrant for Morgenshtern, and he was later sentenced in absentia for violating the foreign agent law, with a fine of seven million rubles. — vm
In June of this year, the sentence was increased to 8.2 million rubles, and a three-year ban on managing internet sites was imposed; the property seizure was lifted. — vm
The April 2026 verdict sentenced Morgenshtern to a 7 million ruble fine, and the June appeal raised it to 8.2 million rubles. — vesti

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Rapper Morgenshtern* fined for violating the foreign agent law: how much he must pay — Вечерняя Москва
Morgenshtern received a new fine for violating the law on foreign agents — Вести

Morgenshtern Fined 40K for Foreign Agent Law Violation

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