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Russia court orders arrest in absentia of Bulgarian reporter Grozev -RIA

FILE PHOTO-Bellingcat report author Christo Grozev gives a press conference opposite the Houses of Parliament in London, Britain, October 9, 2018. Picture taken October 9, 2018. REUTERS/Hannah McKay

A Moscow court on Friday ordered the arrest in absentia of Bulgarian investigative journalist Christo Grozev, whose reporting for the Bellingcat news outlet has angered Russia, RIA news agency said.

The court said Grozev had illegally crossed the Russian border. RIA cited a law enforcement source as saying that Grozev was accused of facilitating the escape of Roman Dobrokhotov, the editor of a Russian news outlet, who left Russia in 2021.

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