Investigative journalist Oleg Roldugin detained in Moscow

Investigative journalist Oleg Roldugin, known for his work with Novaya Gazeta, was detained in Moscow today. According to the state news agency RIA, the arrest is linked to allegations of personal data abuse. Concurrently, Novaya Gazeta reported that masked security officials conducted a raid on the newspaper's offices in Moscow. The newspaper stated that its legal team was denied entry to the premises during the search. Roldugin, who co-founded the publication Sobesednik, has previously authored investigations into high-level government corruption, including the financial activities of former Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev and individuals associated with Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov. His reports also examined the developers of the state-run messaging application Max. Novaya Gazeta Europe emphasized his extensive history of investigative journalism targeting Russian political figures. The exact nature of the unspecified security investigation remains officially unclear beyond the data abuse charges.