Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB) said on January 12 that its officers detained an employee at an unspecified classified industrial facility in the Penza region on suspicion of spying for Poland. According to the FSB, the detained man, whose identity was not disclosed, collaborated with Polish intelligence in exchange for getting a residence permit in the European Union. The suspect was charged with "collaborating with a foreign nation on a confidential basis." If convicted, the man may face up to eight years in prison. Poland has yet to comment on the FSB statement. To read the original story by RFE/RL's Idel.Realities, click here.
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