Nikolai Koshman, a Chelyabinsk lawyer and a candidate for the State Duma from Yabloko, attacked
Press Release, 6.03.2023
Photo: Nikolai Koshman immediately after the attack
Nikolai Koshman, a Chelyabinsk lawyer and a candidate for the State Duma from Yabloko, was attacked in Chelyabinsk in the morning of 6 March. Unidentified people were on the watch for Koshman at the entrance of his apartments block. Nikolai has a broken arm and jaw. Now the lawyer is in the hospital.
Chairman of the Chelyabinsk branch of Yabloko, Yaroslav Shcherbakov, sent a letter to the head of the regional police with a request to ensure the safety of Nikolai and his family, and also pay special attention to the capture of all intruders.
“The attack on Nikolai is an attack against free justice and a “stone in the garden” of the law enforcement agencies of the Chelyabinsk region. Currently, he has participated in a number of high-profile cases in court: on the deprivation of the mandate of a deputy of the Legislative Assembly of the Chelyabinsk region, and against the Administration of the Etkulsky district, ” Yaroslav Shcherbakov commented.
In 2021, Nikolai Koshman was nominated as a candidate for the State Duma from the Yabloko party.
Posted: March 9th, 2023 under Freedom of Speech, Human Rights, Yabloko's Regional Branches.