MOSCOW: Popular online Russian outlet Baza on Tuesday said that authorities had detained five of its journalists, including the editor-in-chief, as part of a probe into police leaks to the media.
Two of them were released after a police interrogation, Baza said.
Baza – which means “Base” – specialises in criminal news and investigations. It has more than 1.5 million subscribers on Telegram and is known to have good sources within law enforcement agencies.