The well-known film director Tigran Keosayan is called to a Prosecutor’s office in Moscow to give evidence. As the film director’s barrister Pavel Astakhov said, "the Prosecutor General Yuriy Chayka received an application from the Duma Deputy Kuryanovich, who required that criminal proceedings be initiated against T. Keosayan" because of the film director’s statements he made on air during his own programme. According to Astakhov, Keosayan spoke about his childhood on air, remembering a case "when he was offended in the yard- his nationality was mentioned and he was humiliated". "His father Edmond Keosayan said "if he is taller and bigger than you, take a stone and hit him on his head, the barrister noted. Tigran also said that he never did so and will never do. The Deputy thought that T. Keosayan fomented race hatred, called upon "to throw stones on Russians". After tomorrow’s testimony "it will be decided whether to initiate criminal proceedings or not", Astakhov said. He added "the representatives of the TV Channel on the air of which Keosayan’s broadcast is put and those of the producing company, which releases the program, have already been questioned". "Echo Moscow" says. Keosayan was really furious to find out the accusation of the Russian deputy, which belies his opinion. The latter decided to seriously follow up with this accusation and hired the best lawyer of Moscow, Pavel Astakhov. The latter announced, “Keosayan didn’t mean to make a national offence but vice versa tried to calm down the tense environment in the TV studio.” The Moscow Prosecutor’s Office is investigating another scandalous case. During one of Moscow’s TV shows a politician called another a “homosexual”, due to which he was brought to a criminal charge.
