A Russian-born Swede accused of spying for Moscow is released ahead of the verdict in his trial

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A Swedish court has released a Russia-born Swedish citizen charged with collecting information for Russia’s military intelligence service for almost a decade. Sergey Skvortsov is accused of “gross illegal intelligence activities against Sweden and against a foreign power,” namely the United States. He was released on Monday, with the court saying there was no longer any reason to keep him in custody. He has denied any wrongdoing. The prosecution claims he obtained information via two companies a

FILE - People wait outside a courtroom at the Stockholm District Court for the trial of a Russian-born Swedish citizen charged with collecting information for the Russian military intelligence service GRU for almost a decade, in Stockholm, on Sept. 4, 2023. A Swedish court on Monday, Oct. 9, 2023, released a Russia-born Swedish citizen charged with collecting information for the Russian military intelligence service GRU for almost a decade.

Swedish news agency TT said Monday that the prosecutor told the court that Skvortsov obtained information via two companies about items that Russia cannot otherwise acquire due to export regulations and sanctions. He then helped to buy and transport the goods, misleading suppliers by providing false or misleading information and acting under false identities, TT wrote.

 

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