Hacked Medvedev Tweets Has Premier Yearning for Freedom
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Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev’s Twitter page was hacked today and peppered with posts, later disavowed by the Russian government’s press service, that claimed he’s resigning in shame and will become a photographer.
The posts began about 10 minutes after the markets opened at 10 a.m. in Moscow. The first read: “I am quitting. Ashamed of the government’s actions. Forgive me,” echoing the Facebook Inc. post of Deputy Economy Minister Sergei Belyakov who was fired last week after criticizing the government for holding on to pension savings to pad the budget.