Igor Khudyakov - Justice for Journalists

Igor Khudyakov

Affiliated media: Police Ombudsman Telegram channel, Public administrator

Incident date: May 29, 2020

Attack type:

  • Administrative arrest, remand, pre-trial detention, prison
  • Criminal/administrative prosecution excluding (1), (2) and (3)

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: MBK Media

Location: Russia, Moscow, Moscow

Additional information:

Igor Khudyakov was charged with distributing pornography by prior agreement (Paragraphs A and B of Part 3 of Article 242 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation). Later, Khudyakov pleaded guilty and was released from the detention centre on July 21.

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