Espionage: 48-year-old man detained in France for filming drones destined for Ukraine
A 48-year-old man born in Belarus was examined and detained in France after being caught filming a drone prototype in a factory near Toulouse. He is suspected of having transmitted the recording to a contact in Russia.
Espionage: 48-year-old man detained in France for filming drones destined for Ukraine
A 48-year-old man, originally from Belarus, was arrested on 3 June in France whilst filming a drone prototype at a company supplying both the French military and Ukrainian forces. He has since been examined and placed in provisional detention, confirmed the Paris Public Prosecutor's Office, reporting information disclosed by the newspaper Le Parisien and reported by Agerpres.
The individual, who usually resides in Spain, was arrested at the site of the Delair company, located on the outskirts of Toulouse. According to investigations conducted by the General Directorate of Internal Security (DGSI), he subsequently sent the video to a person located in Russia.
Parisian magistrates pursued him for "supply of information to a foreign power", an offence punishable by fifteen years' imprisonment, as well as for "criminal association". The man was detained in early June.
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