Diplomats about the arrest of a banker in the United States

The adepts of the Consulate General of Russia visited the suspect Eugene Buryakov. According to diplomats, the content of the detainee in the detention center of Manhattan is rated as "good".

According to the version of officials of the Russian Ministry "Eugene is 1 in a double cell, the conditions of his detention are good." They said that a resident of Russia "categorically denies him sane acts and expects that recruit him now Vnesheconombank lawyers to refute unsubstantiated and false accusations against him," reports the Telegraph.

on January 26, the press has any information about what the United States government accused Eugene Buryakov, Igor Sporyshev and Victor in Such espionage. Buryakov was arrested, and two are at liberty outside the United States. According to U.S. prosecutors, all 3 were agents of the foreign intelligence Service (SVR) of Russia.

According to our information, the case is scheduled for 9 February. From the indictment, which distributes the Prosecutor's office for the southern district of new York, it is fitting that he faces up to 15 years in prison. "Buryakov, Sporyshev and the Like are charged on 2 counts. 1 article they are accused of conspiring to Buryakov worked in the United States as an agent of a foreign government without notifying the attorney General of the United States. It is punishable by maximum term of 5 years in prison. 2 article Buryakov, Sporyshev and Similar are accused of assisting in the crime. This article considers the maximum punishment of 10 years imprisonment", - says the document.

The detainee's guilt categorically denies. Taking into account the opinion of a new York lawyer Arkady Bukh, deafening the case is politically motivated and is considered an episode of the cold war that the United States provoked against Russia. In his opinion, if the crime that put forward against the Russians, by the natives of Italy or England, it's not like they were put in prison.

The same side of the coin is held and the Russian foreign Ministry. "Formed the view that the U.S. government has again decided to turn to a favorite practice of wielding spy passions. Russian-American relations in consequence of the aggressive lines of the Washington long ago experiencing a very difficult period. Apparently, acting on the principle "than the worse, the better", in the United States decided to launch another round of anti-Russian campaign," according to the Department.

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