Navalny’s ally detained in Poland, accused of espionage

Igor Rogov, former representative of Navalny’s campaign, was detained by Polish special forces in Warsaw on July 29.

This was reported by several Russian media.

The information about the espionage charges has been provided by people Rogov has close ties with. As of now, there have been no official statements from Polish officials, thus, no details on what Rogov has been accused of.

In 2017, Rogov was deputy coordinator of Navalny’s headquarters in Russia’s Saransk. Later he worked for another Russian opposition activist, Mikhail Khodorkovsky.

The man has been living in Katowice for a few years.

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