“I could never have imagined that the personal opinion of the presenter could cause so much indignation among the inhabitants of democratic Kyrgyzstan, but in a couple of days I received more than 20,000 responses to the program“ Andrei Malakhov. Live "about the strange death of the son of an oligarch - sausage king Vladimir Marugov - Alexander," wrote Malakhov on Starhit.ru.
According to him, his task as a journalist was to "protect the heartbroken mother and try to understand with her why her son died."
The host emphasized that offenses, criminals and victims do not have nationality and citizenship - everyone is equal before the law.
He noted that he stands for peace and good neighborly relations, as well as for justice and freedom of speech.
The accident in which the 25-year-old Marugov died in Moscow on July 8. He crashed on a motorcycle into a taxi car driven by Kyrgyz citizen Islambek Akbarov.
Malakhov in his program did not rule out that Akbar could have specially arranged an accident for a monetary reward due to the low level of salaries in the republic.
The Kyrgyz Foreign Ministry expressed concern, calling Malakhov’s words incorrect. The department drew the attention of the Russian adviser-envoy that such statements appear against the backdrop of the allied relations of Moscow and Bishkek.
The Russian Foreign Ministry indicated that Malakhov’s statements were his personal opinion.