LUGANSK, August 15 The Supreme Court of the LPR sentenced a Ukrainian citizen living in the republic, accused of espionage, to 11 years and 6 months in a strict regime penal colony, the Supreme Court reported on its Telegram channel. LPR.
In early January, the FSB Directorate of Russia for the LPR reported the detention of a suspect in espionage and the initiation of a criminal case against him..
«The Judicial Collegium for Criminal Cases of the Supreme Court of the LPR considered a criminal case investigated by the Federal Security Service of Russia for the LPR, on charges of Ukrainian citizen A., residing in the LPR, committing a crime under Article 276 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (espionage),» the region's Supreme Court said in a statement.
As follows from the materials of the criminal case, citizen A. collected and transferred intelligence data to an SBU employee in order to harm the security of the Russian Federation. It is specified that during the court hearing, citizen A. fully admitted his guilt and repented of his actions.
«Based on the results of the trial on the criminal case, the Judicial Collegium for Criminal Cases of the Supreme Court of the LPR issued a guilty verdict, by which citizen A. was found guilty of committing a crime under Article 276 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation… he was sentenced to imprisonment for a term of 11 years and 6 months to be served in a strict regime penal colony,» the statement specifies.