Viktor Sorokin - Justice for Journalists

Viktor Sorokin

Affiliated media: My i Vlast, Editor, Blogger, Activist

Incident date: December 11, 2021

Attack type:

  • Confiscation/seizure of property, vehicles, equipment, documents

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: OVD-Info

Location: Russia, Novosibirsk Oblast, Novosibirsk

Additional information:

Sorokin’s flat was searched in a libel case (Article 128.1 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation). The blogger, who had recently undergone cardiological surgery, was hospitalised with a heart attack. The law enforcers seized equipment, flash drives, and documents related to anti-corruption investigations. Presumably, the victim in the libel case is Yelena Zubova, the deputy of the Barabinsky district and a member of the Rodina party.

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