Russia Reacts to Telegram Founder’s Arrest in France, Sets Trial Date for French Spy.
Judicial sources in Russia announced the first hearing of the trial of a French citizen on charges of espionage against this country next month (September).
According to the Russia Daily news website, the high judicial authorities of Russia announced that the first trial session of French citizen “Laurent Vinatier” on charges of espionage against Russia will begin on the third of next month (September).
According to news sources, 48-year-old Laurent Vinatieh was working in a non-governmental organization affiliated with Switzerland to mediate conflicts in Moscow before the Russian security forces arrested him.
He was arrested by the Russian security forces last June.
According to news media, if this French citizen is found guilty by the judicial court in Russia, he will be sentenced to 5 years in prison.
Earlier, the French authorities had protested against the non-observance of the judicial process in the arrest of the citizen of this country in Moscow and announced that he had been “arbitrarily” arrested and detained by the Russian authorities and requested his release.
Some reports indicate that Vinatieh has collected classified information that could be used against Russia by hostile countries.
On the other hand, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia stated in response to the arrest of Pavel Dorf, the owner of Telegram in Paris. It announced that the country’s embassy in France immediately asked the country’s authorities for explanations about the current situation of Pavel Dorf, a Russian-French citizen with dual citizenship who was arrested in Paris. provide
According to the French media, the French judicial court issued a statement. It announced that Dorf has been accused of terrorist activities, drug trade, fraud, and crimes against children due to his failure to cooperate with the country’s authorities regarding the Telegram messaging application.
According to the Constitution of Russia, any person who is somehow involved in the collection of information related to the security and military apparatus by the judicial authorities of this country will be tried on the charge of “spy”.