Estonian Kohver, accused of espionage, has been charged with weapons smuggling and illegally crossing the state border.

Estonian Security Police (KAPO) employee Eston Kohver has been charged with new charges of weapons smuggling and illegally crossing the state border, his lawyer Evgeniy Aksenov told Interfax.

“In total, Kohver was shown nine episodes of him crossing the Russian state border at different times, that is, from Estonia to Russia and back. The odd number of episodes is because during the last, ninth in a row, he was detained,” the defense lawyer explained. He noted that last Friday he attended the first interrogation of Kohver this year.

According to Aksenov, another interrogation is scheduled to take place this coming Wednesday, during which his client will be presented with an expert examination of state secrets and video materials found on him.

On September 5, 2014, it became known that Eston Kohver was detained in the Pskov region. According to official data, during his arrest they confiscated a Taurus pistol with ammunition, 5 thousand euros and special equipment for hidden audio recording. A case of espionage was opened against Kohver, but the Estonian side insists that Eston Kohver was kidnapped by armed men on Estonian territory. The authorities of the Baltic country demanded the extradition of Kohver, but he was left in Lefortovo. the arrest term of Estonian Kohver, accused of espionage , by three months On March 2, the court extended .