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Novaya Gazeta (https://t.me/novaya_pishet/60605)  said  contact with Sokolov was initially lost at around noon Moscow time before he was scheduled to lead an editorial planning meeting.  The publication said Sokolov was being transported to the Investigative Committee, Russia’s top investigative body, for questioning and that a lawyer was on their way to assist him.  Sokolov was later (https://t.me/novaya_pishet/60611) (released) released on Thursday evening after law enforcement questioned him, reportedly in connection with the case against Novaya Gazeta managing editor Oleg Roldugin.  The raid on Sokolov’s apartment was conducted as part of an ongoing criminal investigation opened earlier this spring, law enforcement sources (https://www.rbc.ru/politics/15/10/2026/6ad0a690a051368ef075dc3e?from=main_lines_4)  told  the RBC outlet.  Meanwhile, sources (https://tass.ru/proisshestviya/28217719)  told  the state-run news agency TASS that the investigation centered around the illegal use of personal information.  Investigators  (https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2026/04/14/novaya-gazeta-editor-charged-in-privacy-investigation-a92500) charged  Roldugin with the same crime earlier this year in April.   Roldugin, a veteran investigative journalist known for reporting on alleged corruption among top Russian officials, denies that he had illegally obtained and published personal information.  Baza, a Telegram news channel with links to Russia’s security services, (https://t.me/bazabazon/49975)  reported  that Roldugin was suspected of acting either, in coordination with, or under Sokolov’s instructions.  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