Vladimir Melnikov
Affiliated media: BlogSochi, Blogger
Incident date: January 27, 2017
Attack type:
- Fines and other restrictions following administrative offences
Who attacked: Authorities
Source: Caucasian Knot
Location: Russia, Krasnodar Krai, Sochi
Additional information:
A court in Sochi partially granted a request of State Duma deputy Yuri Napso on the protection of his honour and dignity against the editor-in-chief of "BlogSochi" Alexandr Valov and Vladimir Melnikov, a blogger on the site. The defendants were ordered to pay 1.5 million roubles.