Sailor accused of espionage released from pre-trial detention center
An employee of the Black Sea Fleet, Sergei Minakov, accused of espionage, was released from the Lefortovo pre-trial detention center, Interfax reports citing lawyer Ivan Pavlov. “Minakov has been released, this decision was made by the investigator,” Pavlov told the news agency. According to him, he does not know the reason for the mitigation of the measure of restraint, and he has recently become the protector of the sailor. “We will find out, we just entered this case.