Cobalt has successfully ensured the dismissal of bodily harm charges filed against Latvian journalist Olga Dragileva.
According to Cobalt, on behalf of Latvian Television, the firm “represented journalist Olga Dragileva before the State Police in connection with a personal injury claim filed by Jevgenijs Nikiforenko. The immunologist Jevgenijs Nikiforenko had filed a complaint with the State Police, alleging that Olga Dragileva had caused him bodily harm while interviewing him on December 14, 2021, for a TV report on his alleged abuse of female patients. The State Police initiated an administrative offense proceeding in respect of this case, in which Olga Dragileva was granted the status of a person being held liable.”
According to the firm, “within the case, a forensic expert opinion was obtained, concluding that the injuries to Jevgenijs Nikiforenko could have been inflicted on December 14, 2021, in the circumstances indicated by the applicant. However, thanks to the video footage of the scene and the testimonies of the journalist and the camera operator, the Cobalt team was able to prove that the journalist had not even touched or physically assaulted the interviewee. The case was dismissed on the grounds that no administrative offense had been committed.”
Cobalt’s team included Associate Inese Greke.
