Top Russian physicist jailed for 15 years for ‘state treason’
by Pjotr Sauer from World news | The Guardian on (#6QED0)
Sentencing of Alexander Shiplyuk is latest prison term for scientists working on military programmes
A prominent Russian physicist has been sentenced to 15 years on treason charges in the latest prison term for a scientist working on the country's hypersonic missile programme.
The Moscow city court found Alexander Shiplyuk, the 57-year-old director of a top Siberian science institute, guilty of state treason" on Tuesday after a trial held behind closed doors.
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