Alexander Gusov, the administrator of the Telegram channel "New Century" was detained as part of the investigation into the criminal case of extorting 12 million rubles from Russian businessman, philanthropist and Yota company founder Albert Avdolyan, law enforcement agencies told TASS on Friday.

"In the course of investigative measures, it was established that Gusov was involved in the extortion of businessman and philanthropist Albert Avdolyan," the agency's interlocutor said.