“The Ministry of Defense will not comment on the matter in any way,” RIA Novosti quoted the head of the press service of the department, Yan Tsekhmeisterov.
Earlier, the lawyer said that Ivan Safronov is suspected of working for Czech special services.
Advisor to the head of Roscosmos, Ivan Safronov, was detained by FSB officers on July 7 in Moscow. It was reported that he was suspected of working for the intelligence service of one of the NATO countries. Safronov said in court that he does not admit guilt in treason. He was arrested until September 6th.