In turn, the defender Yevgeny Smirnov said that, according to the investigation, Safronov has been cooperating with the Czech special services since 2012 out of selfish motives.
“The investigation believes that Safronov has been interacting with the Czech special services since 2012. The investigation believes that in 2017 he collected information containing state secrets, and in the same year passed it to the Czech special services, allegedly out of mercenary motives, ”Smirnov said.
According to him, Safronov’s case concerns the transfer of military-technical information on Russia's supplies of arms to African countries in favor of the Czech special services.
Lawyer Pavlov added that the investigation considers the United States to be the ultimate recipient of classified information from Safronov.
Earlier, the court arrested Safronov, who is suspected of treason, until September 6.