Vitaly Votanovsky - Justice for Journalists

Vitaly Votanovsky

Affiliated media: Telegram channel Titushki in Krasnodar, Author

Incident date: April 4, 2022

Attack type:

Fines and other restrictions following administrative offences

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: Caucasus.Realities

Location: Russia, Krasnodar Krai, Krasnodar

Additional information:

The Leninsky District court of Krasnodar has found the author of the Telegram channel Titushki in Krasnodar and military pensioner Vitaly Votanovsky guilty of discrediting the use of the armed forces, fining him RUB 30,000.

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