The Russia government is really trippin' this time. A highly acclaimed INVESTIGATIVE journalist is selling drugs. Sure.
Some mob boss in Moscow paid the police to arrest him on false charges and then they proceeded to beat him to ensure he would not write investigative articles again.
June 8, 2019
By Doug Stanglin
Ivan Golunov, (click here) a prominent Russian investigative journalist who has exposed corruption among Moscow's most powerful business and political elite, has been hospitalized with bruises and abrasions two days after his arrest for allegedly trying to illegally sell drugs.
The 36-year-old reporter for the Latvia-based news site Meduza was jailed on Thursday, but was taken to a hospital on Saturday after complaining of feeling poorly.
His lawyer, Dmitry Julay, told reporters that the journalist had been denied food and sleep for more than 24 hours.
Moscow police said only that an emergency medical squad was summoned and found that Golunov should be taken a hospital for examination, but did not elaborate.
The head of human rights organization Agora, Pavel Chikov, told Russian news agencies the reporter was suspected of having a concussion and a broken rib. In a video taken after his arrest and posted by the Russian news site Breaking Mash, Golunov showed marks on his back....
