Vladimir Vorontsov - Justice for Journalists

Vladimir Vorontsov

Affiliated media: Telegram channel Police Ombudsman, Founder

Incident date: May 29, 2020

Attack type:

  • Criminal/administrative prosecution excluding (1), (2) and (3)

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: TASS

Location: Russia, Moscow, Moscow

Additional information:

The Ministry of Internal Affairs reported the initiation of two more criminal cases against Vladimir Vorontsov – on extortion (Part 1 of Article 163 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation) and the distribution of pornography (Paragraphs A and B of Part 3 of Article 242 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation). In total, Vorontsov is being prosecuted in five criminal cases. He is also a witness in a criminal case about fakes.

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