Japanese journalist arrested in Moscow on suspicion of espionage
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A reporter for the “Hokkaido Shimbun” newspaper, which operates in Russia’s Far East, was detained on suspicion of espionage and taken to Moscow.
Postxronika.az reports, citing TASS, that, according to information from Russia’s Federal Security Service, a Japanese citizen was detained in Sakhalin Region. A criminal case has been opened against him under Article 276 of the Russian Criminal Code, which concerns espionage. By a decision of the Lefortovo District Court in Moscow, a remand in custody was chosen as a preventive measure for the journalist.