Editor of The Insider Arrested In Absentia
Roman Dobrokhотов was formally arrested in absentia by the Cheryomushki District Court of Moscow on charges of organizing the activities of a banned organization under Article 284.1, part 3 of the Russian Criminal Code.
Consensus
- Roman Dobrokhотов was arrested in absentia by the Cheryomukhi District Court of Moscow.
- The arrest was based on Article 284.1, Part 3 of the Russian Criminal Code, concerning the organization of activities of a banned organization.
- The publication The Insider was declared a 'foreign agent' and a 'undesirable organization' in Russia.
- The court decision was published on the Moscow courts' portal.
- The arrest was announced on September 3.
Points of divergence
- Dobrokhотов was declared wanted in July, and the Ministry of Justice added him to the 'foreign agent' registry in April of the same year (2022). — tg_astrapress
- Dobrokhотов was previously arrested in absentia in August 2022 for illegal border crossing into Ukraine, and The Insider was added to the foreign agents list in July 2021. — kommersant
Coverage (2 sources)
- Editor-in-Chief of The Insider Roman Drobokhov arrested in absentia on charges of organizing the activities of an undesirable organization — ASTRA
- In Moscow, the founder of the unwanted publication-agent The Insider was arrested in absentia — Коммерсантъ
Key entities
- The Insider
- Moscow
- Russia
- Roman Dobrokhотов
- RBC
- Cheremushkinsky District Court
- Cheremushkinsky District Court