Russian lawmakers threatened U.K.-sanctioned tycoon Oleg Tinkov with criminal prosecution over a blunt anti-war post.<\/p>\n
Tinkov previouslyclaimed 90% of Russians oppose the insane invasion of Ukraine, denouncing the military campaign as a massacre waged by a sh*t army.<\/p>\n
Of course there are morons who draw Z [Russias war symbol], but 10% of any country are morons, the banker wrote Tuesday on Instagram.<\/p>\n
Biysultan Khamzayev, a member of Russias lower house of parliament, the State Duma, said Tinkovs sociology is skewed because he is based outside Russia.<\/p>\n
First of all, any patriot should stop using this banks services and investigative bodies should inspect how his bank works, said Khamzayev.<\/p>\n
The ruling pro-Kremlin United Russia party member suggested Tinkovs assessment of pro- and anti-war views among Russians could be subject to criminal charges under Russias recent law against fake news.<\/p>\n
The law, signed by President Vladimir Putin days after he ordered troops into Ukraine, uses a broad definition of fake news about the military and introduces jail terms of up to 15 years.<\/p>\n
I intend to ask the Investigative Committee to inspect his statement for fakeness, he said in an audio of a conversation posted on the Dumas Telegram channel Tuesday.<\/p>\n
A previouys complaint by Khamzayev resulted in criminal chargesbeing brought last month against prominent political commentator Alexander Nevzorov.<\/p>\n
Tinkoff Bank, which Tinkov founded in 2006, distanced itself from its ex-chairman's private opinion.<\/p>\n
He is not a Tinkoff employee, and has not been in Russia for a long time and has been dealing with health issues in recent years, the bank said in a statement.<\/p>\n
The U.K. slapped asset freezes and travel bans on Tinkov as part of western sanctions imposed as a result of Russias invasion of Ukraine.<\/p>\n
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