Russian law enforcment authorities arrested the editor-in-chief of the Yekaterinburg news outlet Vecherniye Vedomosti on allegations of showing nazi symbols in public, the publicationsaid Friday.Vecherniye Vedomostisaid its chief editor Vladislav Postnikov was being held at a police station and dealing with administrative charges.He could be put under administrative arrest for as much as 15 days if found guilty.
His defense lawyer Georgy Krasnovsaid Postnikov is implicated of displaying the symbol of a company that is prohibited in Russia, however which has actually not been publicly identified.The editorial office is confident that the real reason for the detention is either revenge for Vladislav Postnikovs professional activities or an effort to avoid him from speaking at one of todays occasions, Vecherniye Vedomosti wrote.Postnikov will spend the night in pre-trial detention, with Vecherniye Vedomostireporting that his trial might occur as quickly as Saturday.Vecherniye Vedomosti has continued to operate inside Russia in spite of its editorial officespublic opposition to the major intrusion of Ukraine.