Published on June 7, 2024 at 05:43. / Modified on June 7, 2024 at 05:43.
Laurent Vinatier is an expert on Russia and works for a Swiss NGO – the Center for Humanitarian Dialogue (HD), which has its premises in Geneva – working for conflict resolution. Since Thursday, he has been an enemy of the Kremlin. Arrested and put in irons, “he will be charged and a preventive measure will be chosen” in the near future, indicates the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation. His fault? Having “deliberately collected information in the field of military and military-technical activities of the Russian Federation”. But what is this law under which the Frenchman fell – article 330.1 of the Russian Criminal Code –, how is it used by Moscow and who is affected by this legislation?
- What does Moscow blame Laurent Vinatier for?
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