A protocol was drawn up against Radio Liberty regarding an article about fakes

The police drew up a protocol against the publication of Radio Liberty under the article on the dissemination of “knowingly false information” (part 9 of article 13.15 of the Code of Administrative Offenses) because of the material of the journalist Tatyana Voltskaya. This was reported by MBKh Media with reference to Galina Arapova, director of the Media Rights Protection Center.

Earlier, a protocol under the same article was drawn up for Voltskaya. “The fact is that a protocol was drawn up against Tatyana near St. Petersburg, at the location of her dacha, and in addition, a protocol was drawn up for Radio Liberty as a legal entity in Moscow. This applies to the same publication by Tatyana Voltskaya, ”Arapova quotes the publication.

Both protocols include the article “People are forcibly disconnected”, published on “North. Realities". The material cited excerpts from an anonymous conversation between Voltskaya and a resuscitator who reported on “forced euthanasias.”

• The Prosecutor General's Office demanded that Voltskaya's interview about the lack of ventilators and forced euthanasia be removed.
• Journalist "North. on April 27 Realities” Tatyana Voltskaya was interviewed because of an anonymous interview with a doctor about working conditions during a pandemic. Then it was reported that Voltskaya could face a criminal case on the dissemination of “knowingly false” information (Article 207.1 of the Criminal Code). The Investigative Committee is currently investigating.
• On April 1, 2020, Article 207.1 of the Criminal Code - “Public dissemination of knowingly false information about circumstances that pose a threat to the life and security of citizens that pose a threat to the life and security of citizens” came into force. The maximum penalty under the article is up to three years in prison.