Konstantin Kosachev. Archive photoMOSCOW, August 7The accusations against the journalist of Komsomolskaya Pravda, detained in self-proclaimed Kosovo, Daria Aslamova, are not accompanied by evidence, Russia must ensure that the legal rights of the Russian woman are respected, Vice Speaker of the Federation Council Konstantin Kosachev told RIA Novosti «Undoubtedly, Russia must ensure that all the legal rights of a journalist as a citizen of the Russian Federation are respected, regardless of the charges,» Kosachev said. Moreover, «they are not accompanied by any evidence of their validity,» the senator stressed. The former «ambassador» of the self-proclaimed republic of Kosovo to the United States, Vlora Chitaku, said that Aslamova was in the region under the custody of local authorities. «The head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs» of Kosovo, Celal Shvetsla, announced earlier that Aslamova was detained while trying to enter the region. According to him, «several countries have proven that she was engaged in espionage for Russian military intelligence and that she acted under the guise of a journalist.» Švecla did not specify which countries and evidence he meant.
Journalist Aslamova, who was detained in Kosovo, was in Serbia on the instructions of the editors
