Former director of Spartak fan club arrested in Moscow for attacking RBC journalist

The Tushinsky District Court of Moscow decided to arrest the ex-director of the Spartak fan club Valentin Korshunov under the article “obstruction of the legitimate professional activities of journalists”. According to the investigation, Korshunov used physical force against RBC correspondent Alexander Shchegolev and forced him to stop filming. informs press service of the court.

According to the court’s decision, Korshunov was sent into custody for two months, that is, until December 21, 2021. The defense asked to send him under house arrest.

The attack took place the day before, October 20, writes Mediazona. Shchegolev filmed the exit from the Otkritie Arena VIP box after the game between Spartak and Leicester City, in which the English club won. At this time, Korshunov began to speak obscenely against the journalist and threaten to smash his face. The journalist replied to the attacker: “Tomorrow you will find yourself in RBC.” After these words, Korshunov hit Shchegolev in the face. The journalist had bruises in the soft tissues of the right ear and bruises in the right zygomatic region.