Posted 25 февраля 2021,, 06:49

Published 25 февраля 2021,, 06:49

Modified 24 декабря 2022,, 22:38

Updated 24 декабря 2022,, 22:38

Transbaikal resident sentenced for high treason to eight years of strict regime

Transbaikal resident sentenced for high treason to eight years of strict regime

25 февраля 2021, 06:49
Фото: Интерфакс
Vladimir Vasiliyev, arrested in 2019, was found guilty of high treason. The Trans-Baikal Regional Court sentenced him to eight years in prison.

"Citizen of Russia Vasiliyev was convicted of collecting and transferring information constituting a state secret to foreign special services. He was sentenced to eight years' imprisonment with serving the sentence in a penal colony of strict regime", - the court said.

After serving the main sentence, Vasiliev's freedom will be limited for another year. The court session was held behind closed doors. The verdict came into force.

Earlier it was reported that 51-year-old Vasiliyev was arrested in 2019 in Transbaikalia and convoyed to Moscow.

Recall that at the end of January a resident of Pechory was convicted of treason.

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