Safronov, Advisor to the President of the Russian Aerospace Corporation, was arrested for NATO's work
China News Service, Moscow, July 7th (Reporter Wang Xiujun) On the 7th, the Russian Federal Security Agency released news that Safronov, the consultant of the President of the Russian National Aerospace Corporation, was suspected of working for a NATO intelligence department and has already been in Moscow. Its detention.
According to the news, he collected and transmitted information on military technical cooperation, national defense and security belonging to state secrets from the NATO intelligence department. At present, he has filed a lawsuit against Safronov for treason.
According to TASS news, Russian security personnel had gone to Safronov's house to search and take away electronic equipment such as documents and computers that day.
According to Russian law, treason can be sentenced to 12 to 20 years in prison.
Safronov was born in 1990 and graduated from the Russian Higher School of Economics in 2010 with a degree in journalism. From 2010 to 2019, Safronov served as a special correspondent in Kommersant, engaged in research writing in the fields of military, military technology cooperation, and aerospace industry. During the period, Safronov was sued for reporting on military cooperation between Russia and Egypt in the newspaper on the grounds that he disclosed information protected by law. Since then, Safronov has been forced to resign from the Kommersant because of a report involving the top level of the Russian Federation Council (upper house of parliament). After that, Safronov went to the "Communications" as a special reporter. In May 2020, Safronov became a consultant to the President of the Russian National Aerospace Corporation.
On the 7th, the Russian National Aerospace Corporation released news that Safronov's detention had nothing to do with his work at the Russian National Aerospace Corporation. (Finish)