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A number of news outlets (BBC, Al Jazeera, RT) report that Russian authorities have charged two former officers in the Federal Security Service and an employee of cyber security firm Kaspersky Lab with committing treason in the interests of the United States.
RT (quote) seem to provide more details (or not):
Ruslan Stoyanov, head of Kaspersky Lab's computer incidents investigations unit, Sergey Mikhailov, a senior Russian FSB officer, and his deputy Dmitry Dokuchayev are accused of "treason in favor of the US," lawyer Ivan Pavlov said on Wednesday, as cited by Interfax.
Pavlov chose not to disclose which of the defendants he represents, adding, however, that his client denies all charges.
The charges against the defendants do not imply they were cooperating with the CIA, Pavlov added. "There is no mention of the CIA at all. [The entity] in question is the US, not the CIA," he stressed, according to TASS.
The lawyer maintained the court files included no mention of Vladimir Anikeev, an alleged leader of 'Shaltai Boltai', a hacking group that previously leaked emails from top Russian officials, including Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev.
The hacking group's name was in the news earlier in January, when Russian media reports linked Mikhailov and Dokuchayev to 'Shaltai Boltai'. In an unsourced article last Wednesday, Rosbalt newspaper claimed Mikhailov's unit was ordered in 2016 to work with the group.
Previously:
Kaspersky Lab's Top Investigator Reportedly Arrested in Treason Probe
(Score: 3, Insightful) by Dunbal on Friday February 03 2017, @01:30AM
Neither money laundering or hiding assets are treason.
Legal definitions != dictionary definitions.
When the head of the government anti-corruption unit is caught with $130 million in his home, it's treason whether he likes it or not.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday February 03 2017, @02:41AM
You seem pretty confident.
Sounds like motivated reasoning to me.
(Score: 3, Insightful) by Dunbal on Friday February 03 2017, @04:21AM
Yep, that's the only possible explanation for confidence.