Valentin Shlyakov - Justice for Journalists

Valentin Shlyakov

Affiliated media: Video blogger

Incident date: January 10, 2023

Attack type:

  • Prosecution for libel, insult, violation of privacy (1)

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: Avtozak Live

Location: Russia, Moscow, Moscow

Additional information:

Video blogger Valentin Shlyakov, who was sentenced to four years in prison in criminal cases of calling for terrorism (Part 2 of Article 205.2 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation) and extremism (Part 2 of Article 280 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation) on the Internet, has been added a new charge of libeling a judge or prosecutor (Part 3 of Article 298.1 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation). The case is being heard in the Tverskoy District Court of Moscow.

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