Alexei Frolov
Alexei Frolov, Ryazan Oblast. Charges: Article 163 part 3 item b, Russian Criminal Code (Large-scale extortion with the view to obtain property); “The Ryazan journalists' case of extortion”. Status: under house arrest.
In brief
Ryazan Oblast · Ryazan · Journalists
Sentence
No information about a verdict.
Preventive measure: house arrest since May 28, 2025
Charges
- Article 163 part 3 item b, Russian Criminal Code — Large-scale extortion with the view to obtain property
Full wording of the charges
According to the investigation, Alexei Frolov, who was the editor-in-chief of the online media "Novaya Gazeta. Weekly Ryazan issue", and Natalia Smolyaninova are accused of extorting money from the acting director general of the specialised non-profit organisation Fund for Capital Repair of Apartment Buildings of the Ryazan region, A.L. Rogotovsky, under the threat of disseminating disgraceful information through the news publication.
Latest event
May 28, 2025 — preventive measure: house arrest
Timeline
· Preventive measure: house arrest
· Preventive measure: pre-trial detention
Pre-trial Detention Centre №1 (SIZO-1) of the Federal Penitentiary Service of Russian Federation for the Ryazan region
· Persecution begins
The Ryazan journalists' case of extortion
· Preventive measure: placement in a temporary detention facility
Criminal case
The Ryazan journalists' case of extortion
- Case number
- 1-97/2026
Other defendants in the case
- Konstantin Smirnov — Location unknown
- Natalia Smolyaninova — Under house arrest
Details and sources
Full summary
Editor-in-Chief of "Novaya Gazeta - Ryazan". On 31 January 2025, he was detained in a case of extortion of 300 thousand rubles from the general director of a specialised commercial organisation in the Ryazan region. A day later he was placed in custody. In May 2025, the court refused to extend his detention and changed the preventive measure to house arrest.
All fields of the record
- Citizenship
- Russia
Other people prosecuted under Article 163 part 3 item b, Russian Criminal Code
Under the same article, not necessarily in the same case.