FSB officers detained Alexander Pankov, head of the linear police department of Koltsovo Airport (Yekaterinburg) on suspicion of revealing state secrets (Article 283 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation), reports “Kommersan”With reference to the press service of the transport police in the Ural Federal District.
“Employees of the Sverdlovsk region found that in 2021, an employee told an outsider about limited access information during a personal conversation,” the department said.
Law enforcement added that a check is planned on this issue and that Pankov will be punished if his guilt is confirmed.
According to the publication, the police officer was detained at the end of August and is currently under house arrest.
FSB officials in July bring out In Crimea, a potential channel for leaking information constituting a state secret.