The FSB opened a criminal case for violation of state secrets against a former employee of the Altai Federal Penitentiary Service for a trip to Abkhazia

The FSB Directorate for the Altai Territory opened a criminal case for violation of state secrets (Part 1 of Article 283.2 of the Criminal Code) against a former employee of the Federal Penitentiary Service for traveling to Abkhazia. this to The security forces reported Interfax.

According to the prosecution, the woman held a senior position in the Federal Penitentiary Service with access to state secrets. After her dismissal, she was restricted from traveling outside Russia until 2026, but in 2022 she went to Abkhazia. The investigation into the case continues. Nothing is known about the preventive measure chosen by the woman.

An article on violation of state secrets appeared in the Russian Criminal Code after the start of the war in Ukraine - in July 2022. The day before, on June 13, it became known that in the Urals, FSB officers had opened a similar case against a former employee of the Rosatom plant who was trying to leave for Abkhazia.