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Russian authorities issued an arrest warrant for popular banished rap artist Morgenshtern for supposedly violating the countrys foreign agent law, the state-run news agency TASSreported Monday, pointing out anonymous police sources.Alisher Valeyev, 26, who goes by the phase name Morgenshtern, was designated a foreign representative in May 2022, 3 months after Russia launched the full-blown invasion of Ukraine.Morgenshtern, who has drawn the ire of conservative groups for specific lyrics and an intriguing individual design, had actually currently left Russia in November 2021 after federal investigative authorities accused him of drug trafficking.Morgenshterns lawyer Sergei Zhorin informed TASS he might neither validate nor reject whether an arrest warrant was provided for his client.Russian authorities previouslycharged Morgenshtern with failure to abide by the foreign representative law, which is punished by up to 2 years in jail if convicted.Individuals designated asforeign representatives must consist of a lengthy disclaimer on all their public declarations, consisting of social media posts.The state-run news company RIA Novosti, pointing out detectives, reportedthat Morgenshtern is presumed of posting online without a disclaimer no later than March 21, 2024.
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