INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
money from the head of state-owned defense conglomerate Rostec.Multiple criminal cases were launched in August 2022 after Rostec CEO Sergei
Chemezov and his aides accused the managers of several Telegram news channels of demanding money in exchange for burying critical news
Romanovsky, a former editor of fashion magazine Tatler Russia, was detained alongside Sukhanov
Khamovniki District Court found all three guilty of extortion and sentenced Sukhanov to 7.5 years in maximum-security prison
Romanovsky and Bigayev were sentenced to seven years in maximum-security prison each.Prosecutors had requested eight years in prison for
Sukhanov and 7.5 years each for Romanovsky and Bigayev.All three had pleaded not guilty to the extortion charges.Sukhanov had admitted to
receiving 800,000 rubles ($8,800) at the Moscow restaurant but denied having access to the Telegram channel where incriminating information
