MOSCOW. July 22 (Interfax) - The Russian diplomatic mission continues interacting with authorities in Libya regarding the two Russians charged with electoral interference, the head of the Foundation for the Protection of National Values, Alexander Malkevich, said.
"The Russian Foreign Ministry is aware of what is happening, and the staff is liaising with the official authorities in Tripoli. There is full cooperation. However, the official authorities are not yet in control of what is happening in their territory," Malkevich told a press conference on Monday.
Government control is fickle, so the foundation has no confidence about a positive result of the negotiation, he said.
It was reported that Libyan prosecutors had charged two of the foundation's employees with meddling in elections.
Their arrest was reported on July 5 by the Bloomberg agency, which cited documents made available to it.
At the time, Malkevich told Interfax that the foundation's representatives were in touch with Libyan authorities following the arrest of Maxim Shugalei, a sociologist and head of field research group at the foundation, and his translator.