Russia's Prosecutor General takes attack on Kommersant journalist under control
Russia's Prosecutor General Yuri Chaika has got the criminal case into the attack on Russian daily Kommersant's political correspondent Oleg Kashin under his control, spokeswoman for the Prosecution General's office said, according to RIA Novosti.
Kashin was severely beaten by unknown people near his house in Moscow early on Saturday. According to a witness, the journalist was attacked by two people who were waiting for him near his house. The journalist has been admitted to the intensive care unit of Moscow hospital N36. Kashin suffered brain fractures as a result of the beating.
Neither money, nor other valuable things have been reported stolen from the journalist.
The attack on Kommersant's political correspondent was probably linked to his work, the newspaper's Editor-in-Chief Mikhail Mikhailin said.