Russian investigators question Novaya Gazeta editor after raiding his home
The case follows April charges against managing editor Oleg Roldugin, who faces up to 10 years in prison for alleged misuse of personal data.
- On Thursday, Russian law enforcement officers raided the Moscow apartment of Sergei Sokolov, editor-in-chief of the independent newspaper Novaya Gazeta, before taking him for questioning.
- The Investigative Committee is investigating allegations of illegal personal information usage, part of an ongoing criminal case opened earlier this spring, sources told the RBC outlet.
- Previously, investigators charged Novaya Gazeta managing editor Oleg Roldugin with the same crime in April, and Baza reported that authorities suspect Sokolov coordinated with or instructed Roldugin.
- Novaya Gazeta lost contact with Sokolov around noon Moscow time, and the publication confirmed he is being transported to the Investigative Committee for questioning while a lawyer assists him.
- The Committee called for Sokolov's release and an end to targeted prosecution, even as Novaya Gazeta continues publishing online despite ceasing print editions after the Ukraine invasion.
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According to another media, deemed close to law enforcement, this operation could be linked to an open investigation for "illegal use and storage of personal data"
Russian investigators question Novaya Gazeta editor after raiding his ...
Sergei Sokolov, the editor-in-chief of Russia's independent newspaper Novaya Gazeta, was detained on Thursday and taken to the Moscow Investigative Committee, his publication said.
The »Novaja Gaseta« is one of the few independent voices that have remained in Russia. Now its editor-in-chief Sergei Sokolov seems to have been taken away after a search. There is no contact with him anymore.
The chief officer of the Russian independence list "Novaya Gazeta" Sergei Sokolov was brought today in Moscow for questioning, after the police violated his condition, the editorial office of the media reported.
The editor-in-chief of an independent Russian newspaper was arrested in Moscow.
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