Roman Popkov

Affiliated media: Journalist

Incident date: June 2, 2023

Attack type:

• Dismissal / involuntary dismissal / forced quitting of the profession / expulsion from the educational institution

Who attacked: Non-authorities

Source: Lenizdat.ru

Location: Poland

Additional information:

The Polish media Vot Tak, owned by the Belsat TV channel, dismissed journalist Raman Popkov, accused of organising the murder of military blogger Vladlen Tatarsky. The day before, Popkov was put on the federal wanted list in a criminal case of committing a terrorist act, intentionally causing death to a person. According to the investigation, Popkov corresponded with Darya Trepova, who brought an explosive-filled statuette to Tatarsky’s creative evening, and gave her instructions on how to prepare a terrorist attack.