Alexander Borisenko - Justice for Journalists

Alexander Borisenko

Affiliated media: RusNews, Journalist

Incident date: June 17, 2022

Attack type:

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

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: Vecherniye Vedomosti

Location: Russia, Sverdlovsk Oblast, Yekaterinburg

Additional information:

Leninsky District Court of Yekaterinburg fined the journalist of RusNews Alexander Borisenko RUB 50,000 under the article on «discrediting» the Armed Forces (Article 20.3.3 of the Code of Administrative Offences of the Russian Federation). He was fined the maximum possible fine for reposting on social networks a video «about Ukrainian residents».

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