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Journalist-foreign agent Loshak arrested in absentia in the case of justifying terrorism // Basmanny court of Moscow in absentia sent to jail journalist-foreign agent Andrei Loshak

On September 29, the Basmanny District Court of Moscow sent journalist Andrei Loshak (recognized in Russia as a foreign agent) to the jail in absentia. He was accused of justifying terrorism, told RIA Novosti in the press service of the court.

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On September 29, the Basmanny District Court of Moscow sent journalist Andrei Loshak (recognized in Russia as a foreign agent) to the jail in absentia. He was accused of justifying terrorism, told RIA Novosti in the press service of the court.

The journalist was also put on an international wanted list. According to the court file, the defense filed an appeal. It will be considered by the Moscow City Court on October 14. Details of the case are unknown.

Andrey Loshak (a foreign agent) has been working on television since 1995. Then he became an administrator in the program “Namedni” Leonid Parfenov. In 2001-2004 he worked as a correspondent of the programs “Today” and “Country and the World”. He left NTV in 2010. In 2003, the journalist became the winner of the national television award “TEFI” in the nomination “Best reporter”. After the start of the special operation in 2022, he left Russia.

Nikita Chernenko

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