Charges photographer MIA " Russia today " Andrew Stenina of complicity in war crimes is absurd, says the CEO of the Agency Dmitry Kiselev.

" To accuse Andrew Stenina of complicity in war crimes is as absurd as to call partakers of the Japanese attack, fotografirovatsa the mushroom cloud over Hiroshima, " said Dmitry Kiselev.

Stenin, experienced military photojournalist, working in the Last news , at the base of which was created MIA " Russia today ", Since 2009. During this time He visited Egypt, Syria and other hot spots. He worked In many cities in the East of Ukraine, as well as among them in Donetsk and Slavyansk. From August 5, a photographer stopped contact. Then came the information that the journalist captured by the Ukrainian law enforcers and inaccurate data is placed in the security service of Ukraine in Kiev. Russia's investigative Committee opened a criminal case under the criminal code concerning the abduction Stenina, " Russia today, " filed in the Ministry of internal Affairs of Ukraine message With a request to take urgent measures to search for the journalist. The message was received in the Central office of the Ministry. Until today the Ukrainian intelligence denied data about what Stenin placed in them, and they proved that in their area there is no any captured authorized by the Russian media.

On Tuesday, the head adviser of the Ministry of internal Affairs of Ukraine Anton Geraschenko said in an interview Baltkom that the photographer detained by Ukrainian special services and suspected of " aiding terrorists ". But then Gerashchenko was to deny that he knows about the arrest of photographer.

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