Anton Oreh: “Executed for swearing”

“Now I don’t want to delve into any secret motives, theories of behind-the-scenes struggle, or invent how all this may or may not be connected with the personality of Mr. Cherkesov, his wife, or the editor-in-chief. That’s not the point. What’s important is that in Russia In principle, there is a mechanism for liquidating a media outlet for an administrative offense. Not a criminal offense, but an administrative one. And this is not to mention the uniqueness of the investigation itself.

On the Rosbalt website there were two videos from YouTube as illustrations for the materials. They actually contained obscene expressions. But, firstly, the obscenities were drowned out, and secondly, as soon as Roskomnadzor filed claims against the agency, the videos were immediately deleted."