Igor Belyakov - Justice for Journalists

Igor Belyakov

Affiliated media: Astrakhan Press Club , Journalist, Director

Incident date: June 11, 2021

Attack type:

  • Court trial

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: Moskovskij Komsomolets

Location: Russia, Astrakhan Oblast, Astrakhan

Additional information:

Kirovsky District Court sent the journalist Igor Belyakov to the pre-trial detention center directly from the courtroom. Earlier, he was under house arrest. Belyakov is accused of fraud: his firm allegedly signed a contract with a sports organization with budget funding and did not meet the obligations. Belyakov was detained on March 1, and on March 10, he was transferred from the pre-trial detention center to house arrest.

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