Olesya Vertinskaya - Justice for Journalists

Olesya Vertinskaya

Affiliated media: Road Control, Journalist, Blogger

Incident date: January 20, 2022

Attack type:

  • Court trial

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: Adil Soz

Location: Kazakhstan, Atyrau Province, Atyrau

Additional information:

Blogger and journalist of the online media outlet Road Control Olesya Vertinskaya became a party to the trial in the administrative court of Atyrau on charges of participation in an illegal rally. It follows from the administrative report that on January 5, 2022, Vertinskaya O.V. was on Isatay and Makhambet Square in Atyrau and took part in an unauthorised rally. Vertinskaya plead not guilty and proved in court that she was on the square as a journalist and fulfilling an editorial assignment. The court terminated the proceedings on the case of administrative offence due to the absence of corpus delicti in the actions of Vertinskaya.

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