27 July 2024, 21:34
Advocates to challenge refusal to investigate attack on “Caucasian Knot” correspondent in Ingushetia
In Ingushetia, investigators refused to institute a criminal case on an attack on Alyona Sadovskaya, a journalist of the “Caucasian Knot”, in October 2023.
The “Caucasian Knot” has reported that on October 25, 2023, journalist Alyona Sadovskaya and her colleague Lilian Rubtsova were attacked in Ingushetia when they arrived in the republic to prepare a story about Marina Yandyeva’s escape from domestic violence. The journalists were then detained by the police and released after questioning.
Alyona Sadovskaya visited Ingushetia to fulfil her job task and was detained while carrying out an editorial assignment. The journalist received an investigator’s decision on the refusal to institute a criminal case nine months after the attack. The investigators did not provide advocate Basir Ozdoev with the materials he had requested.
Advocate Irina Biryukova from the organization “Public Verdict”* also received a resolution on the refusal to institute a case and prepared a complaint against it.
Activists from the organization “Public Verdict”* explained their interest in Alyona Sadovskaya’s case by the current state of affairs with the rights of journalists.
“Right now, we face big problems with freedom of speech ... It is quite difficult to prepare materials that go against the official line. Independent journalists face great risks ... Highlighting events in Northern Caucasus is a very brave act,” emphasized a member of the organization “Public Verdict”*. The activist also noted that Alyona Sadovskaya’s case became the first case of such kind in their organization’s practice.
*Included by the Russian Ministry of Justice (MoJ) into the register of foreign agents.
This article was originally published on the Russian page of 24/7 Internet agency ‘Caucasian Knot’ on July 26, 2024 at 10:49 pm MSK. To access the full text of the article, click here.
Author: Alexander Stepanov Source: СK correspondent
