Pyotr Verzilov

Affiliated media: Mediazona , Publisher, Activist

Incident date: June 21, 2020

Attack type:

• Non-fatal attack / beating / injury / torture

Who attacked: Non-authorities

Source: Telegram channel Novaya Gazeta

Location: Russia, Moscow, Moscow

Additional information:

After Pyotr Verzilov was released after interrogation, a provoker attacked him at the exit of the local police department (the name of the young man has not yet been mentioned in the press). «The provoker attacked me and simply knocked me down — there was no fight, there were two operatives around, and cops arrived in 20 seconds» — Verzilov described this incident to a BBC correspondent.