Maria Bukhtuyeva - Justice for Journalists

Maria Bukhtuyeva

Affiliated media: TVK Krasnoyarsk, Editor-in-chief

Incident date: May 20, 2021

Attack type:

  • Criminal/administrative prosecution excluding (1), (2) and (3)

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: OVD-Info

Location: Russia, Krasnoyarsk Krai, Krasnoyarsk

Additional information:

Roskomnadzor decided to draw up an administrative report against the editor-in-chief of TVK Krasnoyarsk Maria Bukhtuyeva under the article on abuse of freedom of mass information (Part 2.1 of Article 13.15 of the Code of Administrative Offences of the Russian Federation). Bukhtuyeva is charged with an offence in connection with the absence of «foreign agent» marking when referring to Transparency International in the article «The Pandemic Did Not Affect: Expert on the Increase in Income of State Duma Deputies in Coronavirus Year».

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