A Dozhd correspondent was summoned to Center E because of a story about voting on amendments to the Constitution

Dozhd channel correspondent Anton Baev was summoned to Center E at 38 Petrovka Street because of an investigation into how votes are sold in online voting for amendments to the Constitution. This was reported by Interfax with reference to the editor-in-chief of Dozhd Tikhon Dzyadko.

According to the news agency, law enforcement officers plan to take testimony from Baev. “According to them, they are also dealing with such issues,” Dzyadko quoted Interfax as saying.

• On the night of June 17-18, 2020, plainclothes police officers arrived at the studio of the Dozhd TV channel to take explanations from journalist Anton Baev in connection with the online voting story. The security forces demanded that Baev travel with them, but Dozhd's lawyer insisted that the explanations be taken on the spot.
• On June 16, Dozhd aired a story about how they sell SIM cards in the names of pensioners for registration and voting for amendments to the Constitution. Correspondent Anton Baev contacted people who, according to his information, distribute SIM cards and explain how to register on the public services portal and vote. As the journalist found out, they promise to pay 75 rubles for each registration, and 50 rubles for a vote in support of the amendments.