In an unusual development, Golunov's release was covered live on on a state-controlled 24-hour news channel.
Doug StanglinProminent Russian investigative journalist Ivan Golunov, cries as he leaves a Investigative Committee building in Moscow, Russia June 11, 2019. In a surprising turnaround, Russia's police chief on Tuesday dropped all charges against a prominent investigative reporter whose detention sparked public outrage and promised to go after the police officers who tried to frame the journalist as a drug-dealer.
One woman even showed up at Kremlin reception wearing a T-shirt "I / we are Ivan Golunov," the Russian newspaper Novaya Gazeta reported.“I believe that the rights of any citizen, whatever his professional affiliation, ought to be protected,” the minister said, adding that he would ask President Vladimir Putin to dismiss two police generals, including the drug chief of the Moscow police, and suspend the officers who detained the journalist.
The 36-year-old reporter for the Latvia-based news site Meduza has long been a thorn in the side of Russia's power center after repeatedly exposing corruption among business people and political figures, as well as uncovering fraudulent financial schemes in Moscow. Meduza credited the release to a strong backlash among Russian journalists backed by international groups, as well public protests in several Russian cities.
The police, she adds, admitted that"most of the published photos had not been taken at Mr Golunov's flat after all, but were related to another criminal investigation that might be linked to his detention."
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