Rome, 15 Oct. (LaPresse) – The independent Russian newspaper, Novaya Gazeta, has reported that its editor-in-chief, Sergei Sokolov, has been detained and that his home has been searched. “Contact with Sokolov was lost at around 12:00 on 15 October, shortly before the editorial meeting”, “his phones were switched off”, “subsequently, the Telegram channel Baza, considered to be close to the Russian law enforcement agencies, reported that a search was taking place at Sokolov’s home. Novaya Gazeta has learnt that the search has already concluded and that the editor-in-chief is about to be taken to the Russian Investigative Committee. A lawyer from the newspaper is on his way to meet Sokolov”, reads the Novaya Gazeta website. The Russian Ministry of Justice has added the newspaper to the register of foreign agents.
Russia, Novaya Gazeta: ‘Our editor-in-chief has been detained and his home searched’
Rome, 15 Oct. (LaPresse) – The independent Russian newspaper, Novaya Gazeta, has reported that its editor-in-chief, Sergei Sokolov, has been detained and that his home has been searched. “Contact with Sokolov was lost at around 12:00 on 15 October, shortly before the editorial meeting”, “his phones were switched off”, “subsequently, the Telegram channel Baza, considered to be close to the Russian law enforcement agencies, reported that a search was taking place at Sokolov’s home. Novaya Gazeta has learnt that the search has already concluded and that the editor-in-chief is about to be taken to the Russian Investigative Committee. A lawyer from the newspaper is on his way to meet Sokolov”, reads the Novaya Gazeta website. The Russian Ministry of Justice has added the newspaper to the register of foreign agents.