For the first time, a case has been opened for reposting a Meduza article. So far, it's only administrative.
The defendant in the case is the former editor-in-chief of Echo of Petersburg, a journalist Valery Good nightHe is accused of participating in the activities of an "undesirable" organization, reports "First Department."
It is known that the administrative case was initiated based on the "results of an investigation into the online distribution" of Meduza materials. The results of this investigation were sent from the St. Petersburg Prosecutor's Office to the Admiralty District Prosecutor's Office.
To say more about Valery Good night He never received a letter of this content. In a comment to Meduza, the journalist said he didn't know which specific reposts led to the persecution.
As a reminder, designating an organization as "undesirable" in Russia means that any activity it conducts in the country is prohibited, and cooperation with it can lead to criminal prosecution and imprisonment.
Meduza was declared an "undesirable" organization in January. The Prosecutor General's Office claims that the publication's activities "pose a threat to the foundations of the constitutional order and security of the Russian Federation."