Mikhail Alferov - Justice for Journalists

Mikhail Alferov

Affiliated media: Video blogger

Incident date: September 24, 2020

Attack type:

  • Court trial

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: OVD-Info

Location: Russia, Kemerovo Oblast, Kemerovo

Additional information:

Kirovsky District Court fined Alferov RUB 15,000 under Article 20.3.1 of the Code of Administrative Offences of the Russian Federation (incitement of hatred) for a video about police officers «#Kemerovo MUSOROVIRUS (MOVID-19) copper pigtale». The court found that in this video, Alferov humiliates the Ministry of Internal Affairs officers. The video blogger is also subject to criminal prosecution for his publications.

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