Nikolay Platoshkin
Nikolay Nikolayevich Platoshkin (Russian: Николай Николаевич Платóшкин; born 19 October 1965) is a Russian and former Soviet diplomat, political scientist, and historian.
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Work in diplomatic missions
In 1998, he headed the department of Armenia at the Russian Foreign Ministry.
From May 2004 to 2006, he served as vice consul at the Russian Consulate in Houston.[1] He was present at the opening of the Russian Cultural Center in Austin, Texas.[2] By decision of the US government, he was expelled from the country.[3]
Political Repression
On June 4, 2020, the Russian Investigative Committee opened a criminal case against Platoshkin on charges of inducing mass riots, as well as publicly disseminating knowingly false information about circumstances that pose a threat to the life and safety of citizens.[4] In the morning, a search was carried out in Platoshkin’s apartment, as a result of which, according to his wife, they took away computers, a camera and family savings. After the search, the politician was detained and taken to the IC of Russia [48]. In the evening, the Basmanny District Court of Moscow sent the politician under house arrest until August 2, after which a new search was conducted at the place of Platoshkin’s official residence.[5] On July 13, 2020, the Memorial organization recognized Nikolai Platoshkin as a political prisoner.
Notes
- ↑ ":: HMH ::". hmh.org. Retrieved 2018-06-29.Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css must have content model "Sanitized CSS" for TemplateStyles (current model is "Scribunto").
- ↑ "РУССКИЙ ЦЕНТР В ХЬЮСТОНЕ?". Our Texas - Russian Newspaper in Houston, Dallas, San-Antonio, Austin, Texas (in русский). 2008-09-26. Retrieved 2018-06-29.Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css must have content model "Sanitized CSS" for TemplateStyles (current model is "Scribunto").
- ↑ "Платошкин о службе в США (08:15)". 2020-02-08.Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css must have content model "Sanitized CSS" for TemplateStyles (current model is "Scribunto").
- ↑ СК РФ: Следственным комитетом Российской Федерации возбуждено уголовное дело в отношении Николая Платошкина
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