Aleksandr Kolomeitsev

Affiliated media: YouTube, Blogger

Incident date: October 25, 2019

Attack type:

• Prosecution for libel, insult, violation of privacy (1)

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: Glasnost Defense Foundation

Location: Russia, Bryansk Oblast, Bryansk

Additional information:

In Bryansk, the regional office of the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation opened a criminal case against blogger Aleksandr Kolomeitsev under Article 319 of the Criminal Code. He was charged with insulting the authorities. The father-in-law of the governor of Bryansk Oblast was one of those who reported the blogger for "insulting the authorities".