Russian authorities have not closed the criminal case against Yevgeny Prigozhin for organizing an armed rebellion, and the FSB continues to investigate the case as of June 26, 2023.
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The criminal case on organising an armed rebellion (Article 279 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation), the main defendant in which was Wagner Group founder Yevgeny Prigozhin, has not been closed; it is still being investigated by an FSB investigator.
Russian authorities have not closed the criminal case against Wagner founder Yevgeny Prigozhin, and his armed rebellion is still being investigated.
The criminal case of organizing an armed rebellion against the head of the Wagner PMC, Yevgeny Prigozhin, has not been terminated and is still being investigated by the investigative department of the Russian federal security service (FSB)
On the evening of June 24, Russian Presidential Spokesperson, Dmitry Peskov announced that the case against Prigozhin would be closed
The Prosecutor General's Office has not officially announced this decision
As of the morning of June 26, the criminal case on the organization of an armed rebellion against Yevgeny Prigozhin has not been stopped and continues to be investigated by the investigator of the investigative department of the FSS of Russia.
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