Timofey Tumashevich - Justice for Journalists

Timofey Tumashevich

Affiliated media: Activatica, Correspondent, Activist

Incident date: January 30, 2021

Attack type:

  • Criminal/administrative prosecution excluding (1), (2) and (3)

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: Telegram channel Peterburgskaya Vesna

Location: Russia, Saint Petersburg, St. Petersburg

Additional information:

Timofey Tumashevich was detained near his home when he went out for a walk with his dog. The police officers demanded that he go to the police station «to establish his identity». At the police station, they drew up a report for an administrative offence under Part 2 of Article 20.2 of the Code of Administrative Offences of the Russian Federation (organising or holding a public event without filing a notification in accordance with the established procedure). The court arrested Tumashevich for seven days.

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