Supporter of Putin, is suspected of forging documents and providing tax service incorrect data.
The police of Estonia arrested the publisher of the Russian portal “Baltic” and three Lebanese source, the head of the nonprofit organization Altmedia Alexander Kornilov, who promoted the views of the government of Russia on world events.
This was reported on the website of Estonian public broadcasting Corporation.
According to the report, the internal security Service of Estonia for some time watching the actions of the 53-year-old Kornilov. He is suspected of forgery and the provision of tax service and customs Department incorrect data.
In the fall of 2015 against Kornilov started administrative proceedings. According to investigators, he as the head of a nonprofit organization Altmedia used his position and removed through NGO money. The amount moved to foreign accounts by means of falsification of transactions. It is about €50 thousand the Case was heard in the Tallinn district court.
Together with Kornilov arrested three more people. Prosecutors did not rule out the emergence of new defendants in the case.
Law enforcement agencies of Estonia was repeatedly mentioned by Kornilov in his report as a “Kremlin agent”, which is spreading Russian propaganda.
Alexander Kornilov is a member of coordination Council of Russian compatriots in Estonia. He calls the portal “Baltic” version of the information portal of Russian community of Estonia. On the newspaper’s website States that its goal is “the promotion of unity and ethnic equality of the Russian and Russian-speaking population, the preservation of the Russian language and culture in the Republic of Estonia”.
