The lawyer named the maximum punishment for those who beat Poltoranin.

The attackers of the Izvestia correspondent Alexei Poltoranin may face punishment up to 15 years in prison. This was announced on March 26 by lawyer Maxim Blinov.

"The first article is kidnapping, <...> the second is causing serious harm to health by a group of people <...> And, of course, obstructing the legitimate professional activity of a journalist with the use of violence," he said.

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