Sergei Mingazov was detained earlier on Friday on suspicion of spreading false information about the Russian army, according to the magazine.
Vladimir Torkonyak, an official from the Khabarovsk Regional Court said that the 55-year-old journalist was placed under house arrest for spreading “fake news about the Russian army” through a two-year-old post on a Telegram channel, reported Russia’s state-owned RIA news agency.
His lawyer, Konstantin Bubon, said the social media post was about the Russian atrocities in Ukraine’s Bucha where the invading forces were accused of murdering and massacring civilians before abandoning the city in April 2022.
“In short, for reposting a publication about the events in Bucha” on a Telegram channel, the lawyer wrote.
On Tuesday, Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich was ordered to be held until at least late June on espionage charges by a Moscow court, which rejected his appeal that sought to end his pretrial detention.
US president Joe Biden said Gershkovich is being held by the Russian authorities as a bargaining chip.
The original article contains 388 words, the summary contains 168 words. Saved 57%. I’m a bot and I’m open source!