Boris Vetrov

Affiliated media: Commentator, Journalist

Incident date: March 2, 2017

Attack type:

• Short-term detention

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: OVD-Info

Location: Russia, Zabaykalsky Krai, Chita

Additional information:

One of the authors of a Chita-based news site "Commentator", journalist Boris Vetrov, was detained on March 2 during a search of his apartment. According to the newspaper, the reason for the search was a criminal libel case initiated after a request by former road safety officer Nikolai Bogomyagkov.