Olga Komleva

Affiliated media: RusNews, Journalist

Incident date: June 15, 2023

Attack type:

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

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: RusNews

Location: Russia, Republic of Bashkortostan, Ufa

Additional information:

The Department of Internal Affairs of the Chekmagushevsky District of Bashkortostan has filed a claim for RUB 62,000 against RusNews journalist Olga Komleva, demanding compensation for the work of 38 policemen at a rally in support of Alexei Navalny on January 31, 2021, in Ufa. The Ministry of Internal Affairs said the policemen were sent to Ufa from Chekmagush, which is more than 100 kilometres away. The lawsuit was drawn up in February, but it was filed only on June 8. Komleva connects the lawsuit with her coverage of the public gatherings for ecology that took place in April and May in the villages of Ishmurzino and Temyasovo. This is the 18th lawsuit of the Ministry of Internal Affairs against Komleva, the agency wants to recover more than RUB 5.4 million from her. The lawsuit was filed with judge Salisheva of the Demsky District Court of Ufa, but has not yet been accepted for trial.