A Moscow court has refused to consider a lawsuit by Alexey Navalny's Anti-Corruption Foundation (FBK) against Russian Attorney General Yuri Chaika.

On December 4, FBK filed a defamation suit against Chaika, citing the attorney general's remarks about a recent report by FBK into the alleged criminal ties of one of his songs. In particular, Chaika called the report “made-to-order” and “knowingly fraudulent in character.”

On December 14, Chaika stated officially that he believes the FBK report was ordered by William Browder and US intelligence agencies.



On December 1, FBK published an investigation into the business affairs of Chaika and his family. The investigation cites the involvement of the Attorney General's son, Artem Chaika, in illegal seizures of assets, as well as the connections of a top official's ex-wife with the wives of known mobsters.