German district attorneys have actually browsed the home of 2 pro-Kremlin activists, trying to find proof that the couple contributed money to purchase radios for Russian soldiers in Ukraine.
Max Schlund and his partner Elena Kolbasnikova apparently contributed funds gathered from fans in Germany to a Russian army department and the money was utilized to buy walkie-talkie radios, earphones and telephones.
European Union sanctions prohibit providing or funding the purchase of particular items for the Russian military.
The prohibited list consists of radio equipment.
Under German law, the criminal charge for anybody discovered to have actually broken sanctions depends on 5 years in jail.
Ulf Willuhn, an agent of the Cologne public district attorneys, said officers performed a search warrant on today at the couple’s address, and took computer systems and folders including composed files.
Mr Willuhn said they would utilize the proof they required to examine if Schlund and Kolbasnikova had actually broken paragraph 18 of the German foreign trade and payments act, which sets out penalties for breaches of worldwide sanctions.
A spokesperson for Russia’s foreign ministry, Maria Zakharova, said this month that Kolbasnikova was the victim of “persecution” by the German authorities.
