Scientist Charged with Treason After 2024 Conviction
A nuclear scientist from Obninsk has been charged with treason. A new criminal case for state treason has been filed against Evgeniy Rozhikhin, a former senior researcher at the Physics and Energy Institute (FEI) in Obninsk, according to 'Mediazona'.
Consensus
- Eugene Rojikhin is a former senior scientific researcher at the Physics and Energy Institute (FEI) in Obninsk.
- Rojikhin was convicted in 2024 for transferring data to the United States.
- The data could have been used for weapons of mass destruction.
- He was sentenced to four years in prison.
- A new criminal case for treason was opened against him.
- The new case was submitted to Kaluga Regional Court on August 25.
- The specific details of the treason charge are unknown.
- Rojikhin co-authored research on fast neutron reactors, which were used by FEI during the USSR and Russia.
Points of divergence
- The new case is not known to be connected to the circumstances of his previous criminal prosecution. — tg_astrapress
- The 2024 conviction was for illegal export of goods and technologies, specifically information about an energy installation obtained through an international contract. — tg_echoonline_news
- The Federal Security Service (FSB) stated that the data could be used in the creation of weapons of mass destruction and were subject to export control. — tg_echoonline_news
Coverage (3 sources)
- Case on treason filed against nuclear scientist from Obninsk — ASTRA
- Case of treason filed against nuclear scientist imprisoned for ties with the US — ЭХО / Новости
- Case on treason filed against scientist-nuclear specialist from Obninsk, Yevgeniy Rozhikhin, convicted for ties with the USA — Медиазона