- Nineteen prisoners use cutlery to break out of cells at Winchester prison
- France wants progress in Ukraine before Russia returns to G7
- Italy president begins talks to seek way out of government crisis
- Italian PM expected to resign as political chaos deepens
- Russia says US cruise missile test ‘regrettable’
- Kremlin - No date set for Normandy talks on Ukraine despite Macron meeting
- Egypt court hands out 6 death sentences on terror charges
- Putin says Russian nuclear explosion poses no threat
- Russian panel eyes alleged foreign interference in protests
- Gran Canaria wildfire triggers evacuation of thousands of people
- PM Johnson calls on Germany and France to compromise on Brexit
- Sudan's ex-president Bashir arrives at corruption trial
TEHRAN, March 12 -A Russian MP who has been accused by several women of improper behavior has asked forgiveness for hurting their feelings “in some way.”
TEHRAN,Young Journalists Club (YJC) -A Russian MP who has been accused by several women of improper behavior has asked forgiveness for hurting their feelings “in some way.”
In a short Facebook post on Thursday, as Russia celebrates International Women’s Day, Leonid Slutsky apparently addressed the recent accusations against him. Addressing all women, he said he wanted “to ask forgiveness from those of you whose feelings I hurt in some way. Believe me, it was not done out of malice.”
Earlier, several female journalists accused Slutsky of making improper advances at them, including groping, during interviews. This includes BBC Russian Service reporter Farida Rustamova and RTVI TV Deputy Chief Editor Ekaterina Kotrikadze. Some activists called for Slutsky’s resignation from the parliament.
Slutsky, who has been an MP for the Liberal Democratic Party of Russia (LDPR) since 1999, denied the accusations, claiming that he is being targeted by a smear campaign.
Source:RT
Your Comment