Igor Belyakov - Justice for Journalists

Igor Belyakov

Affiliated media: Astrakhan Press Club , Journalist, Director

Incident date: March 3, 2021

Attack type:

  • Court trial

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: kaspyinfo.ru

Location: Russia, Astrakhan Oblast, Astrakhan

Additional information:

The Kirovsky District Court arrested journalist and political strategist Igor Belyakov on suspicion of major fraud. He is charged with Part 4 of Article 159 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation. The investigation has questions regarding the contracts with a budget sports organization Belyakov is involved in.

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