INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Russian investigative journalist and former Meduza reporter Ivan Golunov said he was awarded 1.5 million rubles ($16,500) in damages for
and released days later following an unprecedented public outcry
Petersburg-based news outlet Fontanka that he plans to spend the money on a future journalism project.He added that a criminal investigation
into those who may have ordered the drug case against him was ongoing.Five former Moscow police officers received prison sentences for
planting drugs on Golunov, three of whom werereleased last month to perform forced labor.
