As reported by VChK-OGPU, a criminal case has been opened in Moscow regarding an attempt to secure 100 million rubles in exchange for facilitating the lifting of entry restrictions into the Russian Federation for the well-known comedian Nurlan Saburov.
According to investigators, a former member of a Russian security agency and an alleged intermediary offered to help the artist’s management resolve the issue in exchange for a payment of 100 million rubles. The suspects received an initial installment in mid-October, at which point their activities were intercepted by law enforcement.
From the very beginning, the artist’s management team cooperated with Russian law enforcement authorities.
It remains unclear whether there is a connection between Nurlan Saburov’s expulsion from the Russian Federation in February 2026 and this attempt to extort such a large sum of money. Furthermore, investigators will need to determine whether the decision to expel him was used as a pretext or a tool for exerting pressure and illicit personal gain.
