Journalist Ivan Golunov was freed after an outcry. Others have not been so fortunate
The case of Ivan Golunov, a Russian investigative reporter who was arrested on drug dealing charges and beaten in jail, has cast a renewed spotlight on those who fall foul of the authorities and are placed in custody.
Vladimir Putin this week ordered the dismissals of two senior police officials over the botched attempt by law enforcement officers in Moscow to frame Golunov. Putin’s decision came after police dropped all allegations against the journalist amid a massive public outcry over his arrest, which was widely viewed as an attempt to silence his reports on corruption. Opposition figures hailed the Kremlin’s U-turn as an important victory for civil society.
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