Bubon told Forbes Russia that authorities searched Mingazov’s house and seized his computer and phone. According to the lawyer, Mingazov was detained in Khabarovsk, in the far east of the country. On Saturday, the official Russian agency RIA reported that Mingazov had been placed under house arrest.
Forbes Russia said on Friday that it had not yet managed to contact Mingazov.
Under Russia’s “fake news” laws, which were expanded shortly after Russian President Vladimir Putin launched his full-scale invasion of Ukraine, those who “knowingly” spread so-called false information about the military Russians face prison sentences of up to 15 years.
Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich has been detained in Russia for more than a year after being arrested and charged with spying for the United States – charges he and his employers strongly deny. Putin has hinted that he might be interested in using Gershkovich as part of a prisoner exchange.
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