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Show The Salt Lake Tribune WORLD Thursday, June15, 2000 Al3 Russian Media TycoonCriticizes Kremlin, Landsin Jail KNIGHT RIDDER NEWS SERVICE MOSCOW — Anger intensified in Russia on Wednesday over the arrest of media baron Vladimir Gusinsky, with people from a wide political spectrum the governmentwith Political repression and questioning whet hhether President Vladimir Putin is in control. Putin allegedly learned of the arrest Tuesday while he was on an official visit to Spain. a seemed surprised by the newsand prot look into the matter when he returns to Russia later this week. On Wednesday, while denying that the arrest was a sign of governmentrepres- sion, Putin still seemed to have more questions than answers. “Tm sincerely worried,” Putin said during a joint news conference with Spanish Prime Minister Jose Maria Aznar in Madrid.“Last nightI tried to find the prosecutor general [who ordered the arrest]. He’s not in Moscow. Where is he? I ‘don’t know. But this won’t be passed aside. In Moscow I'll haveall the information.” Gusinsky, head of an independent media empire often critical of the Kremlin, was arrested consequences. Others allege that anti-Semitism is at the core of the campaign against Gusinsky, Tuesday night and charged with embezzling $10 million from the government. He remained in prison as his attorney threatened legal action who is the head otis Seaton Russian Jewish Congress. Analysts expressed bewilderment that such a high-profile figure could be arrested without Putin’s knowledge.If true, they said, it means that against the Russian prosecutor general’s office for ordering thearrest. The prosecutor's office has released a state- decisions are being made behind Putin’s back, possibly by the powerful Kremlin innercircle that influenced policy under former President Boris Yeltsin. Mikhail Gorbachev, the Soviet Union’sfinal ment defending Gusinsky’s arrest and accusing the media of “twisting facts” and trying to pressure investigators. The outrage, voiced by businesspeople, media figures and a numberof prominent Politicians, is president, said insiders maybe trying to rein in Putin. “This is not only an attemptto take the free press by the throat. This is also a blow aimed the strongest outpouring of dissent since Putin took office six weeks ago. Critics charged that Gusinsky’s arrest is part aethe president, who launched very serious of a wide-ranging effort by Putin or members of his administration to intimidate the media. “We thought the system of repression collapsed during the past 10 years,” said Sergei Suspicion focused on presidential Chief of Alexander Voloshin, a holdover from the Yeltsin presidency whom Putin reappointed less than three weeks ago. The bald and bearded Vo- Dorenko, a prominent anchorman for ORTtele- vision, whichis allied with rival tycoon Boris loshin was the Kremlin’s point man for pene pressure on Gusinsky’s media groupin ret tion for its critical coverage of Russia’s war in Berezovsky. “Obviously we were wrong.” Others suggested the move was a warning to other powerful entrepreneyrs to ally themselves with the new government or face the Chechnya and alleged corruption in Yeltsin's Kremlin. Misha Japaridze/The Associated Press Viadimir Gusinsky, ownerof the Media-MOSTholding company,talks to reporters outside a building being searched by Russian police in Moscowearlier this week. Gusinsky wasarrested Tuesday. Value gifts! Shirts &§ Renew his short supply this Father's Day with gifts that are extra long onstyle and value! 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