(Dan Tri) – Russian media said that Russia has not canceled the criminal investigation against the owner of the private military company Wagner Yevgeny Prigozhin after this force’s riot last weekend.
Owner of private military corporation Wagner Yevgeny Prigozhin (Photo: Getty).
Some Russian news sites, including RIA Novosti and Kommersant, on June 26 quoted sources from the Russian Prosecutor General’s Office as saying that Moscow has not canceled the criminal investigation against Mr. Prigozhin related to organizational activities.
`As of the morning of June 26, the criminal case related to organizing an armed rebellion (according to article 279, Criminal Code of the Russian Federation), the main defendant is Wagner boss Yevgeny Prigozhin has not been closed.
Russian officials have not yet commented on the above information.
On June 23, the Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) announced the opening of a criminal investigation against Mr. Prigozhin, accusing him of inciting armed rebellion.
However, a day later, the Kremlin said the Russian government and Wagner had reached an agreement to reduce tensions.
The last time tycoon Prigozhin appeared in public was on the evening of June 24 when Wagner withdrew his forces from the Russian military facility in the southern city of Rostov-on-Don.
Wagner is a force that plays an important role in Russia’s military operations in Eastern Ukraine, especially at the Bakhmut battlefield.
However, the relationship between Wagner and the Russian military became tense recently when Wagner said that Moscow did not provide enough weapons and ammunition, causing them great losses in manpower.
Wagner soldiers and armored vehicles in Rostov province, southern Russia, close to the Ukrainian border on June 24 (Photo: Reuters).
Mr. Prigozhin brought 25,000 Wagner soldiers from the Ukrainian battlefield on a journey to `demand justice`.
After this incident, Chairman of the Russian House of Representatives Defense Committee Andrey Kartapolov said that the committee is drafting a bill on controlling the activities of private military companies.
The Kremlin said on June 24 that the Russian army was open to the possibility of signing a contract with Wagner soldiers not involved in the rebellion.