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Russian cybersecurity chief jailed for 14 years for treason

Group-IB cybersecurity firm co-founder Ilya Sachkov, charged with treason, stands inside a defendants' cage during his verdict hearing at the Moscow City Court [Handout/Moscow City Court press service via AFP]

A Russian court has jailed for 14 years a top cybersecurity executive for treason in a case which centred on allegations he had passed classified information to foreign spies.

Following a closed-door trial, the AFP news agency quoted Judge Alexander Rybak as saying on Wednesday, “The court found Ilya Sachkov guilty under Article 275 of Russia’s Criminal Code and sentenced him to 14 years in prison with the sentence to be served in a strict regime penal colony.”

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