Russia’s Investigative Committee releases Eksmo publishing house executives without charges, orders them to return for questioning

Russia’s Investigative Committee released Eksmo CEO Yevgeny Kapyev and three other senior executives at the publishing house on April 23, after they had been detained in connection with a criminal “extremism” case over the sale of queer literature. The state-run Russian news agency TASS first reported their release, citing law enforcement.