Sergey Pichugin - Justice for Journalists

Sergey Pichugin

Affiliated media: Night Patrol TV program, Head

Incident date: February 17, 2020

Attack type:

  • Non-fatal attack / beating / injury / torture

Who attacked: Non-authorities

Source: Newsleter.ru

Location: Russia, Kirov Oblast, Kirov

Additional information:

In Kirov, the culprit of many road accidents, Ilya Farafonov (Prozorov), attacked Sergey Pichugin, head of the Night Patrol TV program. A criminal case was initiated on obstruction of the work of a journalist. The incident was discussed on the federal TV channels, including the program of Andrey Malakhov.

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