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The Russian scientist is sentenced to 14 years in prison for treason

2024-05-21 17:43:10, Kosova & Bota CNA

The Russian scientist is sentenced to 14 years in prison for treason

A court in St. Petersburg has sentenced Russian physicist Anatoly Maslov to 14 years in prison after he was found guilty of treason.

Previously, prosecutors had requested that the Russian scientist be sentenced to 17 years in prison.

Maslov, 77, is an expert in the field of liquefied gases and a professor at the Department of Aerohydrodynamics at Novosibirsk Technical University. He was arrested in 2022 on suspicion of passing classified information to a foreign country.

Maslov has denied the charges. He is among three scientists from the same institute, all three hypersonics specialists, who were arrested in 2022 on charges of treason. The other two scientists, Alexander Shiplyuk and Valery Zvegintsev, are still awaiting trial.

These three scientists have carried out theoretical work on the development of hypersonic missiles, which are advanced weapons capable of flying 10 times the speed of sound and avoiding air defense systems.

The Russian President, Vladimir Putin, has repeatedly said that Russia is the leader in the world in terms of these weapons, which he has admitted that he used in the war against Ukraine.

At least 12 scientists have been arrested in Russia on charges of treason since 2018. Most of them have been arrested for activities that are considered a normal part of scientific work, such as publishing in international journals, collaborating with colleagues from other countries, and because of participation in international conferences./ REL





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