Roscosmos Chief's Adviser Safronov Denies Treason Charges

Roscosmos Chief's Adviser Safronov Denies Treason Charges

Ivan Safronov, an adviser to the head of the Russian space corporation Roscosmos, denied on Tuesday his guilt in handing classified defense information to NATO, a Sputnik correspondent reported from a district court in Moscow

MOSCOW (Pakistan Point News / Sputnik - 07th July, 2020) Ivan Safronov, an adviser to the head of the Russian space corporation Roscosmos, denied on Tuesday his guilt in handing classified defense information to NATO, a Sputnik correspondent reported from a district court in Moscow.

"I do not admit guilt," Safronov said, as he entered the courtroom.

The court is now to make a decision on pre-trial restrictions.