BARAKuda YouTube channel - Justice for Journalists

Affiliated media: BARAKuda YouTube channel, YouTube-канал

Incident date: August 19, 2022

Attack type:

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

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: Vesti Primorye

Location: Russia, Primorsky Krai, Primorsky Krai

Additional information:

The authors and actors of the YouTube show about the «chairman of the executive committee of Ussuriysk» Vitaly Nalivkin were charged under Article 17.12 of the Code of Administrative Offences of the Russian Federation (unlawful wearing of uniform). The reason for the charge was a video in which Nalivkin is hosing down traffic cops who are suffering from the lack of water. In 2021, the series creator Andrey Klochkov and two actors were prosecuted for filming with a grenade launcher.

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