Information on the harassment of LDPR deputy Leonid Slutsky should be checked and evaluated regarding the law, State Duma Speaker Vyacheslav Volodin said on the eve of the International Women's Day. In his opinion, one does not need to live "in these hostile trends" and determine the guilty in advance, because "men are more decent". "Here are two sides. Do not stand on one side. I do not stand on any side and say - within the law. But in this case there will be no decision that predetermines who is to blame ", - quotes Volodin RIA" Novosti ".

The parliamentarian admitted that the sensational story around Slutsky could well be a provocation and called for considering it only on the part of the letter of the law, while relying on the principle of the presumption of innocence towards the accused. Volodin is sure that not just the history of "many years ago emerged in the pre-election period". He suggested that this scandal is the result of the activity of media-inoagents or their "allies".

Earlier, the leader of the Liberal Democrats, Vladimir Zhirinovsky, was "reported" that one of the deputies of the LDPR was sticking to "girls-journalists". Then followed the explanation that it was just about Slutsk.

Such a statement was made by the correspondent of the television channel Dozhd, whose website has information that two journalists working in the State Duma and not wanting to disclose their names told of the harassment of a member of the faction. Zhirinovsky on the air told Rain that he had heard nothing of the kind and promised to hold a conversation with Slutsky. He denies all accusations in his address, calling them a vilification. Head of the State Duma Committee on International Affairs is sure that the parliament will understand the situation. According to Slutsky, the media's attempts to turn it into a "Russian Harvey Weinstein" is simply a cheap provocation that will not succeed.