Hunting for the collector

A preliminary investigation in the case of Ukrainian journalist Roman Suschenko, accused of espionage, was completed, reports Ukrinform with reference to the lawyer of the political prisoner Mark Feigin.

According to the lawyer, now he and his client are getting acquainted with the case file. “Roman Vladimirovich and I were announced the end of the investigation. The case consists of 10 volumes - procedural, operational materials. I can’t say more details, because in fact the Gostaine’s stamp. My client and I are now studying the second volume,” Feigin said.

Feigin expects the case to the prosecutor's office to approve the indictment until the end of November. “It is likely that already at the beginning of next year the case will go to the Moscow City Court, which will consider it closed,” the lawyer added.

Suschenko is 48 years old, he is the Paris correspondent of the Ukrinform agency. On September 30, 2016, the journalist arrived in Moscow in a private case and was immediately detained . The FSB charges him Article 276 of the Criminal Code (espionage), which provides for 10 to 20 years of the colony.

The Russian side did not report the detention of Suschenko either his wife or Ukrainian official structures, which grossly violating international norms. The journalist was accidentally discovered in the Lefortovo pre -trial detention center after the arrest members of the Moscow PMC.

When the human rights activists appeared, the special services stated that Suschenko is a colonel of the Main Directorate of Intelligence of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine, and detained him "during the spy campaign." According to the plot, the journalist collected secret information about the activities of the Russian army and the Russian Guard. The security forces did not report other details of the case.

In the Ukrainian GUR, the FSB information was called "another fake."

The journalist does not admit guilt.

On August 21, almost 11 months after the detention of Suschenko, his wife and daughter were first allowed to date for a date.