Police officers detained the ex-head of the fan club of the capital’s “Spartak” Valentin Korshunov, who beat journalist Alexander Shchegolev the night before, a law enforcement source told TASS.
“According to preliminary data, the journalist began filming the former head of the Spartak fan club. The man expressed his dissatisfaction with this, and then hit the journalist several times. The police detained the violator. He was taken to the police department,” the source said. …
Earlier, the press service of the Main Directorate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia, TASS, confirmed information about the conflict between Korshunov and Shchegolev. On this fact, a check is carried out, based on the results of which a decision will be made in accordance with the legislation.
After the match between Spartak and Leicester, an unknown person attacked RBC correspondent Alexander Shchegolev. The man who left the stadium’s VIP box inflicted several blows on the journalist.
RBC will contact law enforcement agencies, as well as the Spartak management https://t.co/NSUUUIAPSg pic.twitter.com/k9g7Civnya– RBK (@ru_rbc) October 20, 2021
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