Former employee of the US Embassy in Russia, Robert Shonov, was detained in Vladivostok on charges of secret cooperation. This was announced today, May 15, TASS reports.
Investigators of the FSB of Russia charged Robert Shonov, 62, a former employee of the US Embassy in Russia, with confidential cooperation with a foreign state or with an international organization. Now Shonov is under arrest, he is in the Lefortovo pre-trial detention center, law enforcement agencies said.
As reported EADailyarticle 275.1 on secret cooperation with foreigners against the security of the country appeared in the summer of 2022 as an addition to article 275 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (high treason).
2023-05-15 18:10:00
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