SAMARA, Russia -- A criminal case against the editor of an independent newspaper in the southwestern Russian city of Samara has been closed, RFE/RL's Russian Service reports.
Sergei Kurt-Adzhiev, the editor of the "Samarskaya Gazeta," said the Samara prosecutor's office has stated that he is innoncent of charges that he used pirated computer software.
The offices of "Novaya Gazeta v Samare" -- where Kurt-Adzhiev worked as chief editor before the paper was shut down by officials -- were first searched in May 2007 after an opposition rally organized by Kurt-Adzhiev's daughter, Anastasia.
Charges were brought against him one year later.
Sergei Kurt-Adzhiev, the editor of the "Samarskaya Gazeta," said the Samara prosecutor's office has stated that he is innoncent of charges that he used pirated computer software.
The offices of "Novaya Gazeta v Samare" -- where Kurt-Adzhiev worked as chief editor before the paper was shut down by officials -- were first searched in May 2007 after an opposition rally organized by Kurt-Adzhiev's daughter, Anastasia.
Charges were brought against him one year later.