US state-run media editor detained in Russia
RFE’s Alsu Kurmasheva is reportedly suspected of gathering sensitive military data
Russian law enforcement officers have detained Alsu Kurmasheva, a journalist working for the US state-run media outlet Radio Free Europe, who has been charged with a failure to register as a foreign agent, the outlet has said.
According to both RFE/RL and the local news agency Tatar Inform, Kurmasheva was apprehended in the city of Kazan, central Russia, on Wednesday.
Tatar Info claimed in its report, citing sources familiar with the matter, that investigators believe that in September 2022, Kurmasheva, who holds Russian and US citizenships, was “deliberately gathering military data on Russia’s activities to further transfer it to foreign sources,” which could potentially undermine national security.
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October 19, 2023 at 12:35AM
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