A second criminal case filed against Vladimir Yefimov, the leader of the Kamchatka Yabloko and journalist, under an article on “discrediting the army”
Press Release, 23.08.2024
Photo: Vladimir Yefimov / Photo by the Yabloko Press Service
The Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky City Court ruled to remand Yefimov in custody until 21 October. A lawyer is working with the journalist. Details of the case are being clarified.
It should be noted that in March 2023, Vladimir Yefimov was fined 200,000 roubles under Article 280.3 Part 1 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation with a ban on writing in the social media.
Vladimir Yefimov is the organiser of the first non-governmental independent television company in the USSR – TVK, and was its editor-in-chief for 18 years. In January 2021, he received the highest award of the regional branch of the Union of Journalists of Russia – the Journalistic Glory of Kamchatka.
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Posted: August 23rd, 2024 under Freedom of Speech, Governance, Human Rights, Judiciary, Yabloko's Regional Branches, Без рубрики.