Dmitry Pashinov
Affiliated media: Pravda, Journalist
Incident date: May 23, 2019
Attack type:
- Administrative arrest, remand, pre-trial detention, prison
Who attacked: Authorities
Source: OVD-Info
Location: Russia, Lipetsk Oblast, Lipetsk
Additional information:
In May 2019, a court in Lipetsk found “Pravda” journalist Dmitry Pashinov guilty of insulting Andrei Pazhetnyh, a former deputy prosecutor in Lipetsk’s Octyabrsky district. The journalist spent 13 days in pre-trial detention, despite the relevant article in the criminal code on insulting a representative of the authorities not allowing for detention.