RUSSIAN DEFENSE OFFICIAL CHARGED WITH SPYING.
RUSSIAN DEFENSE OFFICIAL CHARGED WITH SPYING.
A former top official in a Russian defense plant went on trial yesterday on charges of having worked for British intelligence. Vadim Sintsov, arrested by Russia’s Federal Security Service in January, 1994, is accused of taking bribes and of passing defense related secrets to British intelligence. If convicted, Sintsov faces a 12-20 year term of imprisonment. (Itar-Tass, May 28)
Far Eastern Officials Deny Japanese Report on Kuril Islands.
