MOSCOW, August 15. /TASS/. Russia has started a criminal investigation against Michael Martens, a correspondent for the German newspaper Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (FAZ) because of his public remarks about killing Russians, an informed source has told TASS.

"The case against Martens was opened under part 2, Article 282 of the Russian Criminal Code, which is inciting hatred or enmity," the source said.

In his words, questions of putting the journalist on an international wanted list and choosing his pretrial detention measure in absentia are now being decided.

If found guilty, he faces up to six years in prison.