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Russia detains former Radio Free Europe freelance journalist for treason, TASS says
The FSB says the 65-year-old suspect supplied information used to support cyberattacks on a local media outlet and critical infrastructure.
- On Thursday, the Federal Security Service detained a 65-year-old Chita resident on suspicion of treason, alleging the former Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty freelancer funneled intelligence to Ukrainian special services.
- Although the FSB withheld his name, local media identified the suspect as Alexander Andreyev, a former contributor to the opposition website Kasparov and the now-defunct MBKh Media.
- During the search, FSB officers seized 21 memory sticks and two phones, claiming the suspect joined a Telegram community to assist Ukraine, providing information that "temporarily hindered regional authorities" in their duties.
- Following the arrest, a judge ordered pre-trial detention, and the suspect faces a maximum sentence of life in prison if convicted of the treason charges.
- Russian authorities have increasingly pursued criminal charges against journalists connected to RFE/RL, which the Justice Ministry designated a "foreign agent" and "undesirable" organization in recent years.
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On Thursday, the Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) confirmed that it has a former contributor to the public American media Radio Free Europe—illegalized in 2024 by the Kremlin—on charges of treason. The journalist’s name has not transcended, although the arrest’s description coincides with that of reporter Alexánder Andréyev, a Russian citizen born in 1960. Continue reading
Russia Detains Former Radio Free Europe Freelance Journalist for Treason
Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB) said on Thursday that a former freelance journalist for Radio Free Europe had been detained in the city of Chita for treason, the state TASS news agency reported.
Agents of Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB) have detained a former Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) correspondent for alleged cooperation with the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU), the Russian state news agency TASS reported, citing the detention in Chita, Siberia, in the Zabaykalsky Krai. According to the Nastoyashchei Vremya website, the man is 65-year-old Alexander Andreyev, who was reportedly detained by the Russians on April …
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