Musa Lomaev - Justice for Journalists

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.

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