Dmitry Tymoshenko - Justice for Journalists

Dmitry Tymoshenko

Affiliated media: Arsen'yevskiye vesti (arsvest.ru), Correspondent

Incident date: January 21, 2021

Attack type:

  • Court trial

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: OVD-Info

Location: Russia, Khabarovsk Krai, Khabarovsk

Additional information:

The Central District Court of Khabarovsk fined Tymoshenko 10,000 and 150,000 rubles for violation and repeated violation of the rules of the protest actions (article 20.2, part 5 and article 20.2, part 8, of the Administrative Code) for covering the protest as a journalist. Tymoshenko spent almost a week in detention: he was detained on January 16, taken to court four times and immediately arrested again. The total amount of fine issued to him exceeds 400,000 rubles (5,492.50 USD).

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