Kyaman Kichemaikin

Affiliated media: DimGrad, Journalist

Incident date: June 29, 2018

Attack type:

• Court trial

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: Glasnost Defense Foundation

Location: Russia, Ulyanovsk Oblast, Dimitrovgrad

Additional information:

A Magistrates’ Court dismissed the administrative case against the head of Dimitrovgrad, Aleksei Koshaev, who was suspected of beating “DimGrad” journalist Kyaman Kichemaikin in May. The court made this decision despite the fact that the beating of the correspondent was confirmed by a witness and a medical examiner.