16 Feb 2012 16:05

Prosecutors probing sources of financing for Dozhd TV opposition rally broadcasts

MOSCOW. Feb 16 (Interfax) - The Moscow Prosecutor's Office will launch an investigation into sources of financing for Dozhd (Rain) TV's video coverage of the Bolotnaya Square and Sakharov Avenue opposition rallies.

"An investigation is underway, initiated by State Duma deputy Robert Shlegel," Valentina Titova, a spokesperson for he Moscow Prosecutor's Office, told Interfax.

"Shlegel urged the Moscow Prosecutor's Office to investigate sources of financing for video broadcasts of the mass rallies on Bolotnaya Square on December 10 2012 and on Sakharov Avenue on December 24, organized by Dozhd television," Titova said.