Vladimir Shevchenko

Affiliated media: FinNews.ru, Journalist

Incident date: March 16, 2018

Attack type:

• Administrative arrest, remand, pre-trial detention, prison

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: Glasnost Defense Foundation

Location: Russia, Saint Petersburg, Saint Petersburg

Additional information:

The District Court of St. Petersburg on March 16, 2018 granted a motion to investigate the arrest of the accused under "Extortion committed for the purpose of obtaining property on an especially large scale” (Article 163 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation, Part 3, subclause b)).