Inga Sikorskaia

Affiliated media: School of Peacemaking and Media Technology, Director, Journalist, Media expert

Incident date: November 24, 2018

Attack type:

• Non-fatal attack / beating / injury / torture

Who attacked: Non-authorities

Source: The School of Peacemaking and Media Technology

Location: Kyrgyzstan, Bishkek

Additional information:

The media expert was injured in a strange car accident when she got into a taxi (from a transport company that served this media NGO under a corporate contract), the driver changed the route and deliberately crashed into a car parked at the curb on an empty road. From the impact, the car rolled over and the expert lost consciousness.The investigator refused to open a case, went into hiding, then threats were made over the phone from unknown people and an attack was made on his house in which the video peephole on the front door was set on fire. Later, when the lawyers took up the case, it became known that the investigator had reclassified it in favour of the driver. After statements from international organisations, the case was reopened.