The Limited Times

Now you can see non-English news...

Russia: search of an investigative journalist

2021-04-09T21:07:37.800Z


Russian security forces raided the home of the editor-in-chief of a young investigative media, author of recent investigations into the security services, on Friday. The online newspaper Vajnie istorie ("Important Stories") reported that Roman Anine's apartment had been searched by agents from the security services (FSB). Read also: Russia: Russian journalist dies after setting herself on fire A


Russian security forces raided the home of the editor-in-chief of a young investigative media, author of recent investigations into the security services, on Friday.

The online newspaper

Vajnie istorie

("Important Stories") reported that Roman Anine's apartment had been searched by agents from the security services (FSB).

Read also: Russia: Russian journalist dies after setting herself on fire

According to his lawyer, quoted by this source, the journalist is targeted for an investigation for

"violation of privacy by abusing his professional duties"

, an offense punishable by up to four years in prison.

He is due to go with his lawyers on Friday evening to the Russian Investigation Committee, in charge of the main criminal investigations, the media said.

Roman Anine, 34, also previously worked for

Novaya Gazeta

, Russia's most reputable opposition newspaper.

The editorial staff of

Novaïa Gazeta

assured that this case was linked to the opening of an investigation for the same reason, in 2016, after the publication by Roman Anine of an article arguing that the wife of one of the most powerful in the country, Igor Setchine, owned a yacht valued at $ 100 million.

After the publication of this investigation in the

Novaïa Gazeta

, the newspaper was convicted of defamation following a complaint by Igor Setchine.

"What is happening at the moment with Roman Anine is a story of revenge,"

Novaïa Gazeta

said Friday evening

, in a statement.

Created in 2020, the media

Vajnie istorie

has most of its editorial staff in Riga, Latvia, and correspondents in Russia.

Recently, he published articles on possible links between an FSB official and organized crime, as well as articles on torture in Russian prisons and the surveillance of the incarcerated opponent Alexei Navalny by the security services.

Source: lefigaro

All news articles on 2021-04-09

You may like

News/Politics 2024-03-12T17:33:25.402Z

Trends 24h

News/Politics 2024-03-27T16:45:54.081Z

Latest

© Communities 2019 - Privacy

The information on this site is from external sources that are not under our control.
The inclusion of any links does not necessarily imply a recommendation or endorse the views expressed within them.