Australian Federal Police launches investigation against RT — chief editor
Society & Culture
July 17, 2018, 16:59
According to Margarita Simonyan, since RT started broadcasting in Australia, it received no claims from the country’s regulatory authorities
MOSCOW, July 17. /TASS/. The Australian Federal Police has launched a preliminary investigation against Russia’s RT TV channel as an alleged foreign agent, RT Chief Editor Margarita Simonyan said on Twitter on Tuesday.
"Australia’s Federal Police has opened a preliminary investigation against RT as an alleged foreign agent. Refusing to be registered if declared a foreign agent will lead to criminal liability," the tweet reads.
According to Simonyan, since RT started broadcasting in Australia, it received no claims from the country’s regulatory authorities.