The key facts
- Bailiffs are collecting 61,330 rubles: 45,000 under the foreign agent case and 12,130 rubles of the remaining balance on a second fine, plus a 4,200-ruble fee
- Earlier, Slepakov received an in-absentia verdict — 400 hours of compulsory labor, was placed on a wanted list, and ordered detained in absentia
- According to publicly available information, the artist moved with his family to Israel in 2022
Two enforcement proceedings
Bailiffs have begun the forced collection of 61,330 rubles from comedian Semyon Slepakov, who has been designated a foreign agent by Russia's Justice Ministry and failed to pay administrative fines within the established deadline. This is reported by TASS citing court documents and bailiff materials; Life.ru also published a piece on the matter. Two enforcement proceedings are active against the artist.
What the debt consists of
The first proceeding stems from a ruling by Moscow's Tagansky Court, which found Slepakov guilty under Part 4 of Article 19.34 of the Russian Administrative Offenses Code — violation of the rules governing the activities of a foreign agent. The 45,000-ruble fine was not paid on time, so it is being collected forcibly. The second proceeding was opened based on materials from a justice of the peace: for late payment of an administrative penalty, the artist received a 60,000-ruble fine under Part 1 of Article 20.25 of the Administrative Offenses Code. He has already paid part of that amount, leaving a balance of 12,130 rubles; in addition, an enforcement fee of 4,200 rubles was assessed.
Criminal case and manhunt
In addition to the fines, Slepakov previously received an in-absentia verdict in a criminal case: the court sentenced him to 400 hours of compulsory labor for evading the obligations of a foreign agent under Part 2 of Article 330.1 of the Russian Criminal Code. Law enforcement put the artist on a wanted list, and the court, at the investigators' request, ordered his detention in absentia. According to publicly available information, the comedian moved with his family to Israel in 2022. Life.ru also reported that Moscow's Gagarinsky Court upheld the legality of the in-absentia verdict, and his lawyers' attempts to appeal it from Israel were unsuccessful.
What is known and what remains unclear
Thus, the new collection concerns specifically the unpaid administrative fines and does not overturn the previously issued in-absentia verdict, which remains in force. The reports do not say whether Slepakov paid off the debt after the proceedings were opened, or what further steps the bailiffs or investigators plan to take.
