The Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia has declared journalist Andrey Serafimov wanted

The Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia has declared journalist Andrey Serafimov a federally wanted person. “Verstka” drew attention to this.

The card states that he is wanted under an article of the Criminal Code, but it is not specified under which one. Earlier, Serafimov reported that a criminal case was opened against him for incitement to activities directed against the security of the state.

Serafimov suggested that the reason for the criminal prosecution could be his publications on social networks with appeals to the mobilized not to take subpoenas and not to go to military enlistment offices. According to this article, he can face up to six years in prison.

“To be honest, it looks very ironic against the backdrop of Putin’s presidential nomination and his statement about the absence of political repression in the country,” Serafimov told Novaya Gazeta Europe. The journalist also noted that this will not affect his activities. “As I wrote, so will I write, as I wrote under my name, so will I write,” Serafimov added.

According to him, the police came to the home of his relatives, and then released them for questioning. In addition, employees of the Ministry of Internal Affairs visited the university where he studies. The journalist is currently abroad.

Previously, Andrey Serafimov headed the apparatus of the regional office of the Young Guard of United Russia (MGER) in the Tomsk region, in 2018-2019 he worked at the Central Headquarters of the MGER. Since 2019, he has been an independent journalist and author of the Telegram channel “Barkhatnaya Street”, collaborates with “Meduza” and “New newspaper Europe”.