Tatyana Khlestunova

Affiliated media: Prosto Gazeta, Journalist

Incident date: December 10, 2021

Attack type:

Court trial

Who attacked: Authorities

Location: Russia, Khabarovsk Krai, Khabarovsk

Additional information:

A court in Khabarovsk fined Khlestunova RUB 30,000 under the article on disrespect for authority (Part 3 of Article 20.1 of the Code of Administrative Offences of the Russian Federation) for the vulgar ditty «About Misha and Vova» published on Instagram, dedicated to Khabarovsk Krai Governor Mikhail Degtyaryov and Russian President Vladimir Putin.

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