In Kaliningrad, a Lithuanian citizen was sentenced to 13.5 years in…
In Kaliningrad, a Lithuanian citizen was sentenced to 13.5 years in a prison colony under the article on espionage. The Kaliningrad Regional Court found the Lithuanian citizen guilty of espionage and sentenced him to 13 and a half years in a prison colony.
Consensus
- The Kaliningrad Regional Court sentenced a Lithuanian citizen to 13.5 years in prison for espionage.
- The defendant collected and transmitted information classified as state secrets in Russia between 2011 and 21024.
- The actions were detected and stopped by FSB officers in Kaliningrad Oblast.
- The court took into account the defendant's severe chronic illnesses when determining the sentence.
- The defendant's phone and special technical equipment used in the crime were confiscated.
- The crime was prosecuted under Article 276 of the Russian Criminal Code (espionage).
Points of divergence
- The defendant was sentenced to 13.5 years, and the court also noted that he had been involved in activities that could be used to harm national security. — vedomosti
- The defendant is believed to be Alexander Polyachkov, a 48-year-old man from Klaipėda, Lithuania, who lived in the Gurievsk District of Kaliningrad Oblast and was the general director of a company called 'Amberus' since 2014. — mediazona
- The defendant was sent to pre-trial detention in June 2021, when he was 46 years old. — mediazona
- The defendant's wife owned a furniture store in Kaliningrad, and he previously portrayed himself as a businessman. — mediazona
- The defendant's identity was not disclosed in court, but he is believed to be Alexander Polyachkov based on circumstantial evidence. — mediazona
- On July 27, FSB officers in Khabarovsk detained a local resident born in 1971 on suspicion of treason, who had contacted representatives of New Zealand's intelligence. — vedomosti
- Russian courts regularly convict foreign nationals on espionage charges, often used for subsequent prisoner exchanges with Western countries. — tg_currenttime
- In 2025, 14 people were sentenced under Article 276 for espionage. — tg_currenttime
Coverage (5 sources)
- Court in Kaliningrad sentenced a Lithuanian citizen to 13.5 years in a colony for espionage — Ведомости
- Citizen of Lithuania, who was gathering information about Russia, sentenced in Kaliningrad — Вести
- Court in Kaliningrad sentenced a Lithuanian citizen to 13.5 years in prison; according to the investigation version, he engaged in espionage for 13 years — Медиазона
- In Kaliningrad, a Lithuanian citizen received a sentence for espionage case — Интерфакс
- In Kaliningrad, a Lithuanian citizen was sentenced to 13.5 years in a colony under the espionage article — Настоящее Время