Lefortovo court of Moscow arrested before may 5, accused of spying Yuri Soloshenko, said Last news press Secretary of the court Julia Skotnikov.

according to media reports, Soloshenko is a citizen of Ukraine and previously headed the Ukrainian defense enterprise " Banner ".

"3 February Lefortovo court has extended the term of arrest Yuri Danilovich Soloshenko before may 5, 2015. He is accused pursuant to section 276 of the criminal code (espionage) ", - said the Agency interlocutor.

in her expressions, this period is extended by 3 months, and only 9 months from the time of arrest.

The press Secretary said that the case is classified as " secret ", for this reason it is not able to communicate the details of the case.

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