VLADIVOSTOK, March 12 A South Korean citizen, whose arrest on espionage charges was extended in Moscow on Monday, was detained in Vladivostok at the beginning of the year, a law enforcement source said authorities of the region.
On Monday, the Lefortovo Court in Moscow said that the preventive measure in the form of detention for a foreign citizen named Pek, accused of espionage, had been extended. According to Article 276 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation, the man faces imprisonment for a term of 10 to 20 years.
”(Detained) in Vladivostok at the beginning of the year,” the interlocutor said, without specifying other details.
Head The joint press service of the judicial system of the Primorsky Territory, Elena Oleneva, reported that the Vladivostok court chose a preventive measure for the foreigner in January. “In relation to a citizen of the Republic of Korea, the Frunzensky District Court (Vladivostok) on January 15 chose a preventive measure in the form of detention for two months, that is, until March 15, with detention in a pre-trial detention center-2 (Moscow),” said the agency’s interlocutor.< br />
A source familiar with the situation said that the name of the detained Baek Won-soon, which is being circulated in the media, is incorrect. However, he did not specify which Korean name is correct.