Russian MP Leonid Slutsky apologises for 'distress' to women

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Powerful Russian administrator Leonid Slutsky has apologized to ladies he has "wittingly or accidentally" caused trouble.

This comes after three Russian female writers openly blamed him for lewd behavior.

Mr Slutsky denies the allegations and has undermined to prosecute the ladies for slander. In his statement of regret, he didn't specify anybody by name.

Russia does not have laws that cover inappropriate behavior particularly.

The nation has not had an indistinguishable reaction against lewd behavior from found in the US and Western Europe in the wake of prominent embarrassments.

What did Mr Slutsky say?

He posted on Facebook (in Russian) to check Worldwide Ladies' Day.

"I would like to use this opportunity to apologise to those of you whom I have caused distress - wittingly or unwittingly," Mr Slutsky wrote.

"Trust me, I meant no harm."

Mr Slutsky, 50, heads the powerful board of trustees on global issues in the State Duma (the lower council of parliament). He is a senior individual from the Liberal Law based gathering.

What are the claims against him?

Three female columnists have freely blamed the MP for lewd behavior.

BBC Russian Administration's Farida Rustamova is one of them.

She has a sound account of the episode, which occurred on 24 Walk 2017 a year ago. The BBC has the account in its ownership yet has chosen not to distribute it.

Ms Rustamova went to Mr Slutsky's parliamentary office to get a remark about the then French presidential hopeful Marine Le Pen's visit to Russia.

Amid the discussion, Mr Slutsky out of the blue changed the subject and inquired as to whether she might want to leave the BBC to work for him.

After she won't, he grumbled that she wouldn't kiss him and was likewise heard recommending that she could be his fancy woman.

She says he at that point touched her improperly and when she questioned he could be heard advising her: "I don't grope individuals. Indeed, alright, only a bit. 'Fondle individuals' is a terrible articulation."

The BBC has requested that Mr Slutsky remark on the episode yet he has not reacted.

Ms Rustamova joins two columnists - Television station RTVI representative supervisor Yekaterina Kotrikadze and television Rain maker Daria Zhuk - who have both, over the most recent two weeks, blamed Mr Slutsky for sexual mistake.