22:33, 9 July 2026

Semyon Slepakov* has been declared wanted.

At the request of the investigation, the Moscow City Court has chosen a measure of restraint in the form of arrest for the humorist and musician from Pyatigorsk, Semyon Slepakov*, in absentia. He has also been declared wanted.

As reported by "Caucasian Knot", at the end of May, the Moscow City Court recognized as lawful the in absentia arrest of the singer and humorist Slepakov* in a case of violating the duties of a foreign agent, leaving his complaint unsatisfied.

A native of the Stavropol Territory, humorist and singer Semyon Slepakov* was included in the list of foreign agents in April 2023. In September 2024, he received his first fine for violating the foreign agent law due to publications in a Telegram channel without labeling. The court in Moscow fined the artist 30,000 rubles. In April 2025, he was fined again 45,000 rubles, and in September he was fined once more for not paying the fine. The artist tried to appeal the fine, but the appellate court refused to consider the lawyer's complaint due to errors in the documents.

Capital investigators have completed the investigation of the criminal case against humorist-foreign agent Semyon Slepakov*, who is accused in absentia of evading the duties of a foreign agent, reports today RIA "Novosti".

According to the investigation, Slepakov* was twice held administratively liable within a year for violating the established procedure for the activities of an individual performing the functions of a foreign agent . While abroad, he continued to publish materials on social media without the foreign agent label.

Slepakov* has been charged in absentia and declared wanted. At the request of the investigation, a measure of restraint in the form of detention has been chosen against him in absentia.

It should be noted that as of 18:00 Moscow time on July 9, the humorist had not commented on the Moscow City Court's decision in his social media.

Earlier, the Ministry of Justice explained the decision to recognize Slepakov* as a foreign agent by stating that the artist received support from foreign sources, condemned the actions of the Russian authorities in Ukraine, formed a negative attitude towards military service, and spoke negatively about Russians. Problems with the foreign agent status began after Slepakov* performed a song about the deaths of Russian soldiers in Ukraine, as clarified by "Gazeta.ru".

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* included in the list of foreign agents by the Ministry of Justice of Russia.

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Translated automatically via OpenAI from https://www.kavkaz-uzel.eu/articles/424802