Ilya Prusikin of Little Big Declared Fugitive in Russia
The Media Zone noted that musician Ilya Prusikin, the lead singer of the group Little Big, has been declared a wanted criminal by federal authorities.
Consensus
- Ilya Prusikin was declared wanted in Russia by the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MVD).
- The search is based on a criminal code article, though the specific article is not disclosed.
- Prusikin was included in the Russian register of foreign agents in January 2023.
- He has been fined multiple times for violating foreign agent legislation.
- Prusikin has performed concerts in unfriendly countries and called for the cessation of military operations in Ukraine.
- Prusikin is a member of the band Little Big, which disbanded after the start of the special military operation.
- Prusikin relocated to the United States with Sofya Tuyurskaya after leaving Russia.
Points of divergence
- The search may have been initiated due to violations of foreign agent legislation, according to sources in law enforcement. — kommersant
- Prusikin was fined three times for failing to provide information to the Ministry of Justice, totaling 120,000 rubles. — vm
- The Ministry of Justice stated that Prusikin received support from foreign sources and spread false information about Russian authorities. — kommersant
- The Ministry of Justice cited Prusikin's foreign funding and concerts in unfriendly countries as reasons for his inclusion in the foreign agent registry. — vesti
- The Ministry of Justice stated Prusikin spread 'inaccurate information' about state bodies. — tg_currenttime
Coverage (11 sources)
- Leader of Little Big Prusikin* declared wanted in Russia — РИАМО
- Foreign agent Ilya Prusikin from Little Big has been declared wanted — Коммерсантъ
- Little Big singer Ilya Prusikin declared wanted — Ведомости
- Musician Ilya Prusikin declared wanted in federal warrant — SOTAvision
- Little Big's lead singer Ilya Prusikin declared wanted in Russia — Дождь (Telegram)
- Little Big group leader Ilya Prusikin* declared wanted in Russia on criminal charges, reported by Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs. — ТАСС (Telegram)
- Russian Ministry of Interior declared Little Big group leader Ilya Prusikin wanted — Вести
- Ilya Prusikin* declared wanted — Вечерняя Москва
- Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs declared Little Big singer Ilya Prusikin wanted — Настоящее Время
- Little Big singer Ilya Prusikin declared wanted — Медиазона
- Little Big group leader Prusikin declared wanted in Russia — Москва 24
Key entities
- Ilya Prusikin
- Russia
- Little Big
- MVD
- Ministry of Justice
- Mediasphere
- TASS
- Ukraine
- Moscow
- USA
- RIA Novosti
- UK
- Artem Geodakyan Solist
- Maxim Blinov
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