The case of sailor Minakov, accused of espionage, was dropped for lack of evidence of a crime
Russian FSB investigator Mikhail Svinolup decided to terminate the criminal prosecution of Sergei Minakov, a resident of Feodosia, electrician of the civilian tanker Koida of the Russian Black Sea Fleet, who was accused of espionage (Article 276 of the Criminal Code). The case was closed due to “the lack of corpus delicti in the act,” Open Russia wrote on Thursday. According to the publication, 49-year-old Minakov is an electrician who worked on fishing vessels in the Black Sea Fleet.