Moscow's Tverskoi District Court has authorized the seizure of documents and computers from the New Times magazine after it published a story on police corruption, Gazeta.ru reported Monday.
The article, published in February, included interviews with current and former OMON riot police officers who accused their superiors of abuse of office and of forcing them to provide protection to businessman, take part in raids over property disputes and supply prostitutes.
The New Times said it had received a court notice about the impending confiscation and would appeal, Gazeta.ru reported. The independent magazine also said it has complained to the Federal Security Service that an eavesdropping device had been found in the car of its editor-in-chief, Yevgenia Albats.
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