Russian Court Sends Investigative Journalist into Custody
A Russian court has ordered the detention of Oleg Roldugin, a journalist with the newspaper Novaya Gazeta, following his arrest during a raid on the editorial office. The case concerns the alleged misuse of personal data, an offence that carries a sentence of up to 10 years in prison under Russian law if "serious consequences" are proven.
Roldugin denies the charges, and his defence says it does not know what specific data is cited in the case.
The court has ruled that he will remain in custody until at least 10 May. Security forces also detained another journalist earlier this week on suspicion of treason.
Roldugin has previously reported on sensitive issues, including investigations into the assets of individuals linked to Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov.