Roman Dobrokhotov
Roman Dobrokhotov, born 1983, Moscow. Charges: Article 322 part 1, Russian Criminal Code (Crossing the border of the Russian Federation without proper documents); “Roman Dobrokhotov's case of illegal border crossing”. Status: not in Russia.
In brief
Moscow · Moscow · Journalists · Cases against "foreign agents"
Sentence
No information about a verdict.
Preventive measure: arrest in absentia since August 4, 2022
Charges
- Article 322 part 1, Russian Criminal Code — Crossing the border of the Russian Federation without proper documents.
Full wording of the charges
According to the investigation, on the night of 1 August 2021, the journalist arrived at the border crossing point Koleshchatovka in the Voronezh region and "from there, 'with the mediation of other persons', left on foot for Ukraine bypassing checkpoints". Dobrokhotov himself claims that he did not cross the Russian-Ukrainian border, although he had indeed left the country by the time he was put on the wanted list.
Latest event
August 4, 2022 — preventive measure: arrest in absentia
Timeline
· Preventive measure: arrest in absentia
· Added to the register of “foreign agents”
· Persecution begins
Roman Dobrokhotov's case of illegal border crossing
Criminal case
Roman Dobrokhotov's case of illegal border crossing
Thematic group: The case of illegal border crossing
Details and sources
Full summary
Editor-in-Chief of The Insider. In 2020-2021, The Insider journalists co-authored with other investigators a series of articles about the alleged poisoners of politicians Alexei Navalny, Vladimir Kara-Murza and writer Dmitry Bykov. In July 2021, Dobrokhotov was searched in a libel case. The case was initiated following a complaint by Dutch blogger Max van der Werff, who wrote about the Malaysian Boeing shot down in Donbass. Van der Werff's claims were caused by the article, which referred to his cooperation with the GRU and the Russian Defence Ministry. Later it became known that the case was initiated because of a post about the downed Boeing in Dobrokhotov's Twitter account. The journalist is a witness in the libel case. During the investigation, law enforcers seized several mobile phones, a laptop, tablets and a foreign passport. Dobrokhotov left the country. After that, a case of illegal border crossing was opened against him. On 4 August 2022, Dobrokhotov was arrested in absentia.
All fields of the record
- Citizenship
- Russia
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