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| Svetlana Timofeeva arrested in Albania |
Svetlana Timofeeva, the Russian woman arrested along with 2 other citizens, a Russian and a Ukrainian, during the attempt to forcibly enter the military plant in the city of Gramsh, is now wanted internationally by Russia.
A court in Moscow imposed a prison sentence in absentia for the 33-year-old. According to the Russian media, the decision was given by the court of the administrative unit of Meshansk, as it is under investigation for the illegal acquisition, in collaboration and by force, of information that constitutes a state secret. If found guilty, Timofeeva could face up to 8 years in prison.
The decision of the Moscow court and the incident involving Timofeeva have been widely covered in the Russian media.
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| Svetlana Timofeeva with her cat in her hands |
On Wednesday, the court of Elbasan imposed a security measure of arrest and imprisonment both for Svetlana Timofeeva and for the two young men accompanying her, the 23-year-old Russian Mihail Zorin and the 25-year-old Ukrainian Fedor Alkatov. Elbasan's prosecutor's office accuses them of espionage on account of Russian intelligence, since, hiding as bloggers and ordinary photographers, they captured images of military objects whose photography is prohibited.