An assistant to Kaliningrad journalist and ex-deputy Rudnikov said that he was transferred to Lefortovo.

Former deputy of the Kaliningrad Regional Duma and editor-in-chief of the newspaper “New Wheels” Igor Rudnikov was transferred to the Moscow pre-trial detention center “Lefortovo”. New Kaliningrad about this . told Yuri Grozmani, who was Rudnikov’s assistant and now serves as editor-in-chief of New Wheels,

Lawyer Oleg Vyshinsky refused to confirm this data, citing the secrecy of the investigation. However, he did not deny this information.

Rudnikov was arrested on November 3. According to investigators, he extorted money from the head of the Kaliningrad department of the Investigative Committee, Viktor Ledenev, promising in return not to publish critical articles about him.

Rudnikov’s position was voiced by Grozmani: the politician claimed that Ledenev promised to give him information about who interfered with the investigation into the attack on the journalist. There was money in the package, and Rudnikov believes that Ledenev provoked him.

Rudnikov was deprived of his parliamentary powers based on the results of a data check that during a search he was found to have a green card.