This is stated in a message on the website of Roscosmos.
He was charged under article 275 of the Russian Criminal Code. Investigative measures are being taken.
It is noted that the detention of Safronov does not concern current work at Roskosmos.
Safronov in May 2020 was appointed to the post of adviser to the head of the state corporation Dmitry Rogozin on information policy.
It was previously reported that military expert Vladimir Neyolov was sentenced to seven years in a maximum security colony on charges of treason.