Musa Lomaev
Affiliated media: Video blogger, Political refugee
Incident date: September 10, 2020
Attack type:
- Attempted murder
Who attacked: Unknown sources
Source: Caucasian Knot
Location:
Additional information:
In Finland, the assassination attempt on blogger Lomaev was thwarted and the suspect is in custody. According to the unconfirmed reports, the Chechens promised $500,000 for the murder of a video blogger. In Chechnya, Lomaev was acquitted by a court on charges of participation in the illegal armed groups; during the investigation he was severely tortured. Anna Politkovskaya wrote about his case.