Moscow Court Upholds Arrest of Actor-foreign Agent Treskunov

Moscow 23 Sept Vesti. The Moscow City Court left unchanged the ruling on the arrest in absentia of film actor Semen Treskunov (recognized in Russia as a foreign agent).

Consensus

• The Moscow City Court upheld the decision on the arrest of Semen Treskunov in absentia.
• Treskunov is accused of evading obligations as a foreign agent.
• Treskunov was fined twice in 2026 for violating the rules of foreign agent activity.
• Treskunov failed to properly label his social media publications.
• Treskunov has been declared a wanted person.
• The decision was made on September 23, 2026.
• The Moscow City Court's appellate instance confirmed the ruling of the Timiryazevsky District Court.

Points of divergence

• Treskunov was arrested in absentia after two fines received within one year, and he was declared wanted in August. — vm
• The Timiryazevsky Court fined Treskunov 50,000 rubles in July, and the prosecution confirmed the indictment in September. — vesti

Coverage (2 sources)

• Court approved summary arrest of Treskunov*: what he is accused of — Вечерняя Москва
• Moscow City Court deemed the arrest of defector actor Treskunov legal — Вести

Key entities

• Semen Treskunov
• Moscow City Court
• Moscow
• Moscow City Court
• Timiryazevsky District Court
• Russia
• Appellate Instance

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