Sergey Veselov - Justice for Journalists

Sergey Veselov

Affiliated media: Blogger

Incident date: January 19, 2023

Attack type:

  • Short-term detention

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: OVD-Info

Location: Russia, Ivanovo Oblast, Shuya

Additional information:

Sergey Veselov, the blogger from Shuya, Ivanovo region, was again visited by law enforcement officers. They wanted to take him to the Investigative Committee as part of the case of insulting a judge (Part 2 of Article 297 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation). As a result, Veselov was taken to the Shuya police station, his fingerprints were taken, and he was released.

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