Novaya Gazeta journalist detained in Moscow on suspicion of illegally using personal data
Journalist Oleg Roldugin, managing editor at the independent Russian newspaper Novaya Gazeta, has been detained on suspicion of illegally using personal data and is being questioned, the Russian state news agency RIA Novosti reported, citing law enforcement officials.
Security forces had earlier searched Novaya Gazeta’s Moscow offices. The Russian state news agency TASS said the search was connected to the case against Roldugin.
Roldugin was taken to the Main Investigative Directorate of the Interior Ministry in Moscow for questioning after a search of his apartment that morning, Novaya Gazeta reported. As of 5:00 p.m., his lawyer had not been granted access to him.
Roldugin is one of the founders of the newspaper Sobesednik, which ceased publication in September 2024. He had conducted investigations into corruption in Russia’s Presidential Administration and into the property holdings of former Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev, according to the independent Russian news outlet Novaya Gazeta Europe. At Novaya Gazeta, he published investigations into the inner circle of Ramzan Kadyrov and into the creators of Russia’s state-backed messaging app Max.
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