07:43, 10 April 2026

A criminal case has been opened against Slepakov* for publishing content without the foreign agent label.

Investigators have opened a criminal case against Semyon Slepakov*, a singer and comedian from Stavropol Krai, for evading his duties as a foreign agent. Investigators intend to place him on the international wanted list.

As reported by the "Caucasian Knot," in early February, the Moscow Prosecutor's Office initiated a criminal case against Semyon Slepakov* for failing to fulfill his duties as a foreign agent.

Comedian and singer Semyon Slepakov*, a native of Stavropol Krai, was added to the foreign agent list in April 2023. In September 2024, he received his first fine for violating the law on foreign agents in connection with unmarked posts on a Telegram channel. A Moscow court fined the artist 30,000 rubles. In April 2025, he was fined again for 45,000 rubles, and in September fined again for non-payment of the fine. The artist attempted to appeal the fine, but the appellate court refused to consider the lawyer's complaint due to errors in the documents.

The Investigative Department for Moscow's Basmanny District has opened a criminal case against Semyon Slepakov*, the Investigative Committee of Russia's information center reported on its Telegram channel.

According to investigators, Semyon Slepakov*, who has been designated a foreign agent, was brought to administrative responsibility twice within a year for violating the established procedures for carrying out the activities of an individual performing the functions of a foreign agent. While outside the Russian Federation, he continued to distribute materials on social media without the required labeling.

Slepakov* is suspected of evading his duties under the law on foreign agents. Investigators intend to place him on the international wanted list, the agency said in a statement.

Semyon Slepakov* himself, as of 7:30 a.m. Moscow time today, had not commented on the criminal case against him on his social media.

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* has been added to the Russian Ministry of Justice's list of foreign agents.

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