Russian authorities have actually accused Denis Allayarov, an editor at the pro-Kremlin news company Ura.ru, of bribing his uncle, a previous senior policemans supposedly dismissed for misconduct.According to Ura.ru, Allayarov was charged with paying off a public authorities following cops raids Thursday at his home and the news companies Sverdlovsk local office in the city of Yekaterinburg.The regional court system determined the alleged recipient of the allurement as Andrei Karpov, former head of the citys criminal examination department.Karpov, who the court said was dismissed from the police force at an unknown earlier date, was charged with accepting an allurement and abuse of power.
He was positioned under house arrest up until Aug.
4 following a closed hearing.Yekaterinburgs Leninsky District Court is anticipated to decide later Friday whether to position Allayarov in pre-trial detention.Ura.ru has actually denied the allegations, explaining Allayarov as the victim of slander by his uncle over an alleged payment of 20,000 rubles [$ 250] Founded in 2006, Ura.ru was once understood for its investigative reporting and criticism of local authorities in the Ural Mountains area.
It shifted its editorial position following its sale in the early 2010s to energy tycoons Artyom Bikov and Alexei Bobrov, both Austrian citizens.After Russias full-scale intrusion of Ukraine in 2022, the outlet supposedly pulled crucial protection of the Defense Ministry and released beneficial stories about a Russian commander in exchange for payments, according to the investigative news outletProekt.