Russian journalist arrested for state treason

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16 May 2018, 13:11(8 years ago)

Russian RIA Novosti Ukrainian portal journalist Kiril Visinski has been arrested in Kiev, under suspicion of state treason. He was arrested in front of his apartment and Ukraine's security service raided the RIA Novosti Ukraine's spaces. In this case, the residences of MIA journalists Russia have also been raided and [...]

Russian RIA Novosti Ukrainian portal journalist Kiril Visinski has been arrested in Kiev, under suspicion of state treason.

He was arrested in front of his apartment and Ukraine's security service raided the RIA Novosti Ukraine's spaces.

In this case, there has also been a raid on MIA journalists Sejvodnja Ludmila Lisenka and the agency's chief of representation in Ukraine, Andrej Borodin.

Vishinski is suspected of state treason and the conviction for this criminal offence is 15 years in prison under Ukrainian laws.

Ukraine's security service states that Visinski was dealing with subversive shares in the Crime and has supported the Donjeck popular republic and the popular Yugoslav republic.

Official Moscow has reacted to arrest, saying Ukraine's move is unacceptable.