Russia Detains Kremlin Critic's's Lawyer On Criminal Charges

Team 29 said on its website that Pavlov is facing charges of disclosing information about a preliminary investigation in the case of former journalist Ivan Safronov.

Russian police on Friday detained prominent rights lawyer Ivan Pavlov -- who is representing jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny -- on criminal charges, his organisation said. Team 29 said on its website that Pavlov is facing charges of disclosing information about a preliminary investigation in the case of former journalist Ivan Safronov. The offence is punishable by up to three months in jail. "The head of Team 29, Ivan Pavlov, has been detained after a search in Moscow," the organisation wrote.