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Russia’s Prosecutor General reports on armed mutiny case to Putin — Spokesman

"Russia’s Prosecutor General Krasnov reported to Putin in the context of initiative of the criminal case over the armed mutiny attempt," Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov said

MOSCOW,June 24. /TASS/. Russian Prosecutor General Igor Krasnov reported to President Vladimir Putin about the criminal case, initiated over charges of armed mutiny an noted that this criminal case was imitated legitimately, Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov said.

"Russia’s Prosecutor General Krasnov reported to Putin in the context of initiative of the criminal case over the armed mutiny attempt," Peskov said.

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