Lentachel.ru - Justice for Journalists

Affiliated media: Lentachel.ru, News website

Incident date: December 23, 2020

Attack type:

Prosecution for libel, insult, violation of privacy (1)

Who attacked: Authorities

Location: Russia, Chelyabinsk Oblast, Chelyabinsk

Additional information:

Regional prosecutor Vitaly Lopin demanded to refute the publication of December 14 – the article reported that he was suspected of corruption. Lantachel.ru published Lopin's letter in full.

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