The Kremlin can not do business, a former journalist and adviser to the head of Roscosmos Ivan Safronov, a suspect of treason. This was reported by press Secretary of the President Dmitry Peskov.
He noted that now the matter is under investigation. A Kremlin spokesman said that the President cannot deal with cases concerning individual citizens. Even if the question for such citizens, the famous and talented Safronov, said the press Secretary of the head of state.
the Investigation against the Advisor to the head of Roscosmos, because of the voiced accusations, of course, is in the closed mode, — quoted Peskov TASS.
Safronov was a journalist in the Newspapers “Vedomosti” and “Kommersant”. His article in “Kommersant”, 18 March 2019 about Russia’s plans to supply Egypt with dozens of su-35 fighters, the newspaper had to be removed. Against the publication was instituted administrative proceedings for disclosure of information constituting a state or other secret protected by the law. In may 2020, the number of media with reference to its sources reported that Russia started the production of the su-35 contract with Egypt.
Working in Roskosmos former journalist began in may 2020. As adviser to the head of the state Dmitry Rogozin, he had to deal with the information policy.
Previously Peskov said that, to the knowledge of the Kremlin, the detention of the adviser of the head of Roscosmos, suspected of treason, related to his journalist activities.
As previously reported NEWS.ru detention Safronov has caused a wide resonance not only in Russia but also abroad. Deputy Director of the Department of Europe and Central Asia international Human rights organization Human Rights Watch Rachel Denber said that the charges against Ivan, the Russian Federation can condemn almost everyone. The result of a process that began in 2012, and has made the Russian laws the ideal tool for arbitrary persecution of citizens.
