Pavel Dobrodeyev

Affiliated media: YouTube channel Pavel Dobrodeyev, Journalist

Incident date: April 21, 2022

Attack type:

• Court trial

Who attacked: Non-authorities

Source: Mass Media Defence Centre

Location: Russia, Irkutsk Oblast, Irkutsk

Additional information:

The Irkutsk District Court is considering a lawsuit for the protection of honor, dignity, and business reputation against journalist Pavel Dobrodeyev. The journalist was sued by a construction corporation and its subsidiary construction company, the general director of the construction company, a member of the State Duma, a member of the Irkutsk Region Legislative Assembly and a charity foundation. The reason for the lawsuit was the issue of the failure to execute the state contract for the construction of the school worth RUB 350 millions The Krasnoshtanov brothers are demanding more than RUB 450,000 in compensation and RUB 2.7 millions in lost profits.