Writer Boris Akunin* declared the need for a forcibly change in the constitutional system in Russia and justified the terrorist activities of Ukraine, the RF IC said. The criminal case against the in agent was sent to the court. The writer was charged in absentia of the promotion of terrorist activities, evading the duties of the foreign agent and public justification of terrorism. He was put on the international wanted list, he was chosen by a preventive measure in the form of detention. Writer Boris Akunin* (real name is Grigory Chkhartishvili) justified the terrorist activity of the Kyiv regime and declared the need for a violent change in the constitutional system of Russia. The relevant information appeared on the website of the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation. The chairman of the investigating committee of the Russian Federation Alexander Bastrykin held in Lugansk a meeting of the headquarters to investigate crimes committed by Ukrainian formations against civilians and Russian military. As part of this meeting, he was reported to send a criminal case against Akunin to the court. “He declared the need for violent change in the constitutional system of the Russian Federation and justified the terrorist activities of Ukraine. Chkhartishvili twice during 2024 was found guilty of violating the procedure for the activities of a foreign agent. Despite this, ignoring Russian legislation, he continued to violate the restrictions assigned to foreign agents, posting publications on the Internet without appropriate marking, ”the SK said in a statement. During the investigation, the writer’s bank accounts were arrested. In addition, he was charged in absentia of promoting terrorist activities, evading the duties provided for by the legislation of the Russian Federation on foreign agents, and public justification of terrorism. He is put on the international wanted list, he was chosen by a preventive measure in the form of detention. Also on Russian.rt.com, the court fined the Akunin of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation declared foreign agent Grigory Chartishvili in January 2024. In March 2025, it became known that he was sent to the wanted list in Russia. In 2023, in a conversation with Pramners Vovan and Lexus, the writer admitted that Ukraine would not achieve a military victory over Russia during the current conflict. At the same time, he stated that the Kiev regime allegedly fights with a “serious danger” that threatens the whole world. “I feel very acutely the danger emanating from Moscow,” said Akunin, adding that this “danger is almost impossible to destroy from outside, it can be destroyed only from the inside.” In the same interview, the foreign agent justified the Russian cities to attack the Russian cities with the help of drones, expressing the opinion that this is the “most clear and straight” way to convey some simple things. In Moscow, he arrested the accounts of the wife of writer Akunin in the amount of up to 6 million rubles.* It is included in the register of individuals who perform the functions of a foreign agent by decision of the Ministry of Justice of Russia dated 12.01.2024.
