Mikhail Kovalyov - Justice for Journalists

Mikhail Kovalyov

Affiliated media: Telegram channel «Neshutki», Author

Incident date: June 9, 2022

Attack type:

  • Short-term detention

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: OVD-Info

Location: Russia, Samara Oblast, Samara

Additional information:

In Samara, law enforcement officers detained the author of the Telegram channel «Neshutki» Mikhail Kovalyov «until the clarification of the circumstances». He was taken somewhere. Kovalyov and his wife were searched and law enforcement officers confiscated all their equipment. The search warrant included an article on «telephone terrorism» (Article 207 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation).

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