Total of 9 people arrested by Moscow court for high treason, espionage since start of 2014

Russia March 05, 2015, 17:06

Seven people were accused of high treason, and two more individuals charged with espionage

MOSCOW, March 5. /TASS/. A total of nine people were arrested in Moscow for high treason and espionage between January 1, 2014, and March 3, 2015, the press secretary of Moscow City court, Ulyana Sokolova told TASS.

"In the period of January 1, 2014, through to March 3, 2015, Moscow City’s Lefortovo district court issued resolutions administering custody as a pretrial measure to seven individuals accused of high treason and two more individuals charged with espionage," she said.

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