Russian authorities detain investigative journalist, state media reports
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FILE PHOTO: Oleg Roldugin, editor-in-chief of the Russian weekly newspaper Sobesednik that published an article on Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny's death, poses for a picture during an interview with Reuters in his office in Moscow, Russia, Febr
MOSCOW, April 9 (Reuters) - Oleg Roldugin, an investigative journalist for independent Russian newspaper Novaya Gazeta, was detained on Thursday in a case involving alleged misuse of personal data, state news agency RIA reported.
The newspaper said earlier that masked security service agents were searching its Moscow office as part of an unspecified investigation, adding that its lawyers were not being allowed into the building.
(Reporting by Maxim Rodionov, Writing by Anna Peverieri;Editing by Mark Trevelyan)
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