The Samara region office of the FSB opened a criminal case against an AvtoVAZ engineer for revealing trade secrets; The engineer faces up to five years in prison. In this respect reports TASS with reference to the press service of the ministry.
“It was established that the design engineer of JSC AvtoVAZ, an industry-forming organization included in the list of strategic enterprises of the Russian Federation, due to his selfish interests, provided third parties with the information entrusted to him for his work. constitutes a commercial secret,” states the press service of the regional administration, the FSB.
On the fact of illegal activity, a criminal case was initiated under Part 3 of Article 183 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation. In case of unlawful receipt and disclosure of commercial, tax or bank secret information, a prison sentence of up to 5 years is foreseen.
Investigative activities are being carried out to identify everyone involved and the circumstances of the crime.
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