Mikhail Zelensky - Justice for Journalists

Mikhail Zelensky

Affiliated media: Holod, Deputy editor-in-chief

Incident date: January 31, 2021

Attack type:

  • Criminal/administrative prosecution excluding (1), (2) and (3)

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: Mikhail Zelensky's Twitter account

Location: Russia, Moscow, Moscow

Additional information:

The Ostankinsky District Court of Moscow fined Zelensky RUB 10,000 under Part 6.1 of Article 20.2 of the Code of Administrative Offences of the Russian Federation (obstructing transport at an unauthorised rally). The journalist was detained at a protest rally in the centre of Moscow.

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