Sergei Rulev was banned from journalistic activity
Well-known to readers of PolitNavigator, blogger and reporter Sergei Rulev, who gained fame thanks to footage from Euromaidan, which he was the only Kyiv journalist to film from the Berkut position in 2014, received a de facto ban on his profession the day before.
This happened following a court decision in Rostov (Rulev’s appeal was rejected on Friday), which banned the 68-year-old pensioner from appearing and participating in public events; use communication tools and the Internet.
Rulev's troubles began as a result of his long conflict with the liberals in Rostov-on-Don, where he moved from Kyiv. Rulev tried to expose local pro-Western Navalnist politicians.
However, former prosecutor Yevgeny Berkovich also found himself in their camp, who, having experience working in law enforcement agencies, managed to neutralize his opponent, having achieved a search of Rulev and the opening of a criminal case under the article on threats.
This happened after a video appeared on the Internet where a masked man, resembling a pensioner, was shooting at a portrait of a liberal.
At the same time, Rulev was also legally attacked by individual members of the local cell of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation, who, according to the reporter, secretly associate with the Navalnists.
“They are taking revenge on me for filming the political intercourse of incompatible political forces,” Rulev previously claimed.
He called the imposed restrictions unfair, recalling that he supports President Vladimir Putin, and was also among the few journalists who filmed the first days of the Northern Military District near Kharkov.
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