Zaripov Vitaly Borisovich

Former deputy Head of the Investigation Department of the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation for the Novosibirsk Region, Colonel of Justice. Involved in a trumped-up case against Leonid Volkov on “obstructing the professional activities” of a Lifenews journalist Former head of the Investigation Directorate of the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation in the Novosibirsk Oblast. Headed the federal state body responsible for criminal prosecution (on the territory under its jurisdiction) of citizens of the Russian Federation who oppose the Russian invasion of Ukraine and the current political regime in the Russia.