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Mr. Alexander Lukanin, a 64-year-old scientist from the city of Tomsk, Siberia, was arrested on September 29 after returning from China, where he was working at a local university. MBKh Average confirmed, and said that Mr. Lukanin’s apartment appeared to have been searched by the Russian Federal Security Agency (FSB).
Under Russian law, those who illegally transfer technology to a foreign country face up to three years in prison.
Associated Interfax Citing a secret source, Mr. Lukanin was arrested on charges of transferring technology to China, but was not charged with selling national secrets, the charge with a much harsher penalty range.
Many Russian scientists have recently been arrested on charges of smuggling national secrets to foreign countries. Photo: Reuters
In recent years, many Russian scientists have been arrested and punished in connection with crimes such as treason for transmitting confidential information to foreigners, including China.
In February, scientist Valery Mitko, director of the Arctic Academy of Sciences in St. Petersburg, Russia, was charged with treason after being accused of passing state secrets to China. Like Mr. Lukanin, before his arrest, this scientist went to China to work at a local university.
Despite the suspicions of some nationalist politicians, Russia has prioritized improving relations with China, especially since its relationship with the West collapsed due to the annexation of Crimea. year 2014.
High Force (Reuters)
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