Alexey Navalny: After the death of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, action is now being taken against the journalists working for him. According to news agency AP, another Russian journalist has been arrested on charges of terrorism. The journalist is accused of making a video for the team of late Alexei Navalny.
Sergei Karlin has worked for the news agency AP. He is the second journalist arrested on such charges after Konstantin Gabov. Sergei Karlin has also worked for Reuters. He was taken into custody on Saturday.
Associated Press expressed concern over detention
The Associated Press expressed concern over the detention of Russian journalist Sergei Karlin. AP told the news agency AFP that it is very concerned about the detention of journalist Sergei. We have sought information in this matter. The court said through a press release on Telegram that Sergei Karlin and Konstantin Gabov are accused of helping in making the video published on the YouTube channel NavalnyLIVE. This video was used on behalf of Alexei Navalny.
Russian journalists will remain in custody till June 27
According to media reports, Konstantin Gabov works for Russian television channels Moskva 24 and MIR. Apart from this, he also worked for the Belarusian news agency Belsat. The court told that he will remain in pre-trial custody till June 27.
Navalni died under suspicious circumstances
It is noteworthy that Alexei Navalny, one of the critics of Russian President Vladimir Putin, died under suspicious circumstances in the Arctic prison. Most of Navalny’s associates are in exile or serving prison sentences.
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