Vladimir Vorontsov - Justice for Journalists

Vladimir Vorontsov

Affiliated media: Telegram channel called Police Ombudsman, Administrator

Incident date: May 8, 2020

Attack type:

  • Administrative arrest, remand, pre-trial detention, prison
  • Criminal/administrative prosecution excluding (1), (2) and (3)
  • Search with a court decree

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: Mediazona

Location: Russia, Moscow, Moscow

Additional information:

Vorontsov, detained on May 7 after the search, was sent to the detention centre on the extortion case (Part 2 of Article 163 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation). According to the investigation, he demanded RUB 300,000 from the policeman «for non-dissemination of personal photos». The Moscow head office of the Ministry of Internal Affairs requests victims of Vorontsov's actions to come forward.

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