“To select a preventive measure for Safronova in the form of detention for a month and 30 days, until September 6,” RIA Novosti quotes Judge Sergei Ryabtsev.
The defense said it would appeal the arrest.
Lawyer Sergei Badamshin, whose colleague is working on this case, said that they plan to bring charges against Safronov on Monday, July 13.
Earlier it was reported that Safronov said in court that he does not plead guilty to treason.