The Russian Investigative Committee reveals that a French citizen has been arrested and is accused of having collected military information without registering as a “foreign agent.”
The announcement of the arrest in Moscow of a Frenchman is concomitant with the holding of commemorations of the landing in France to which Russia was not invited.
The Russian agency Tass assures that the suspect would be Laurent Vinatierborn in 1976, a consultant linked to the Center for Humanitarian Dialogue in Lausanne.
The Russian Investigative Committee published images of his arrest.
According to the Russian Investigative Committee, the arrested Frenchman is accused of having collected military information without first registering as a “foreign agent”. The investigative body specifies that the information collected could be used to the detriment of Russia.
According to Russian law, the Frenchman arrested risks up to five years in prison.
The charges being cited are linked to a recent law that requires anyone gathering military information to register with authorities as a foreign agent.
