Alexander Chernykh - Justice for Journalists

Alexander Chernykh

Affiliated media: Kommersant , Correspondent

Incident date: October 29, 2020

Attack type:

  • Court trial

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: Telegram channel "Apology of protest"

Location: Russia, Moscow, Moscow

Additional information:

Kuzminsky District Court fined Alexander Chernykh RUB 10,000 under Part 5 of Article 20.2 of the Code of Administrative Offences of the Russian Federation (violation of the rules for holding a public event). On July 13, Chernykh participated in individual pickets outside the Lefortovo pre-detention center to support his former colleague Ivan Safronov, who is accused of treason. Chernykh had previously been fined the same amount for participating in an action of solidarity with Safronov on Lubyanka.

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