Mikhail Alferov

Affiliated media: YouTube channel Mikhail Alferov LIVE , Video blogger

Incident date: April 17, 2020

Attack type:

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

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: OVD-Info

Location: Russia, Kemerovo Oblast, Kemerovo

Additional information:

Blogger Mikhail Alferov was arrested for 10 days on charges of petty hooliganism (Part 1 of Article 20.1 of the Code of Administrative Offences of the Russian Federation). The reason was the video «A squad of public order volunteers spreads coronavirus across Kemerovo», published on April 9, in which a blogger asks the public order volunteers questions about protective measures in the event of a pandemic.