A 48-year-old Belarusian charged and remanded in custody for espionage on behalf of Russia at a French drone factory
A man born in Belarus was arrested on 3 June while filming a drone prototype at a factory near Toulouse. He is suspected of having transmitted a video to a contact in Russia.
A 48-year-old Belarusian charged and remanded in custody for espionage on behalf of Russia at a French drone factory
A 48-year-old man born in Belarus was formally charged and remanded in custody in early June for espionage on behalf of Russia. The Paris Public Prosecutor's Office confirmed this information on Friday, which had been revealed by the daily newspaper Le Parisien and reported by the AFP news agency.
The individual was apprehended on 3 June "filming a drone prototype belonging to a company which is a supplier to the French and Ukrainian armed forces", the Public Prosecutor's Office specified. Investigators from the Directorate General of Internal Security (DGSI) established that he subsequently sent this video recording to an acquaintance located in Russia.
The suspect, who usually resides in Spain, was monitoring according to a source close to the case the site of the company Delair, located in the vicinity of Toulouse.
He is principally accused of "providing information to a foreign power", namely Russia, an offence punishable by fifteen years' imprisonment. He is also being prosecuted for "association with a view to committing offences", added the Paris Public Prosecutor's Office.
Source: Agerpres
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