To seven years ‘ imprisonment in a strict regime colony sentenced the Moscow ex-head of the Center of heat transfer and the date (TSTA), Central research Institute of machine building (TsNIIMash) Roman Kovalev. The scientist pleaded guilty to treason. The matter was reportedly discussed in a particular order, and may be appealed. What could mean this “special order”, we asked the lawyer, the head of the human rights of the organization Team-29 Ivan Pavlov.
In recent years, cases of gosizmena poured from the cornucopia. And most often the results of state secrets, accusing the scientists who had contact with Western colleagues, without having access to those secrets, as permitted and agreed with the senior leadership programs. So the question about who and why the need for such things, still remains open. Human rights activists have repeatedly declared that through such simple circuits identify the “gosizmena” security officers then very quickly move up the career ladder.
the Case of Roman Kovalev is a continuation of the high-profile case of a 75-year-old employee of the TsNIIMash Victor Kudryavtsev. He was arrested July 20, 2018 in connection with the alleged disclosure of state secrets. Supposedly he passed Belgian Background-Karmanovskaya the Institute of hydrodynamics of secret information about the use of hypersonic technologies in the combat missile complexes “avant-garde” and “Dagger”. 27 Sep 2019 Kudryavtseva released from prison “Lefortovo” under a subscription about not departure. The scientific community and advocate Kudryavtseva has achieved this in connection with sharp deterioration of health of an elderly scientist, who was diagnosed with cancer. Besides the charge of treason was, according to defenders unreasonable, since the exchange of scientific information was approved at the government level.
Shortly before the release Kudryavtseva under recognizance not to leave, in the same year 2019 in the same case about the disclosure of state secrets related to simulation of flying space-rocket engineering student arrested Kudryavtseva Roman Kovalev. According to investigators it appeared that the teacher and the student engaged in the “drain” of sensitive dual-use technology abroad in 2011-2013.
And now, a year later, Kovalev render the verdict. Seven years is five years less than the lowest bar. Under article 275 of “high treason” punishable by twelve to twenty years. However, the punishment can be even softer, if Kovalev, who pleaded guilty, yet he will appeal the decision.
the comment of the lawyer Victor Kudryavtsev Ivan Pavlov
– Roman Kovalev, and before that, his teacher Victor Kudryavtsev, the whole year was kept in prison “Lefortovo”. And the fact that the sentence imposed so quickly (case of treason about��chno investigated and examined in court quite a long time), says that the suspect came in contact with the investigation, most likely, entered into a pretrial agreement, resulting in no need in the trial.
– this was his confession of treason?
– Recognition here a little. You need to give out the readings to another person. It is possible that he gave such testimony on his mentor Victor Kudryavtsev. That, incidentally, also offered their time to give such evidence on the student Kovalev, but he refused. However, I’m not saying that Roman Kovalev went to such a deal. We can only guess according to certain indirect evidence. But we know, as these data will appear in the Kudryavtseva. My client, unlike Kovalev, his guilt is not admitted, then we will fight to the end for his acquittal.
Roman Kovaliov – candidate of physico-mathematical Sciences, associate Professor, ex-head of the Center of heat transfer and the date TsNIIMash. Is a specialist in the field of numerical simulation of hypersonic flows. At the Department of spacecraft Moscow University, lectured on “Numerical methods in gas dynamics”, “Viscous flow in gas dynamics”.
