Dmitry Frontov - Justice for Journalists

Dmitry Frontov

Affiliated media: Zelenaya Moskva, Journalist

Incident date: June 11, 2022

Attack type:

  • Warnings, pre-trial complaints, questioning and other extra-judicial actions

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: Telegram сhannel Troitsky Forest News Channel

Location: Russia, Moscow, Moscow

Additional information:

On the eve of Russia Day, the police sent a warning about «the inadmissibility of committing offences» to Dmitry Frontov, the journalist of the newspaper Zelenaya Moskva and forest protection activist. According to the warning, the police have evidence that Frontov commits offences against public order. In January, Frontov was fined under Part 5 of Article 20.2 of the Code of Administrative Offences of the Russian Federation (violation of the order of holding a rally) for meeting with State Duma member Anzhelika Glazkova over deforestation.

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