Ivan Safronov transferred to IK-7 in the Krasnoyarsk Territory

Former adviser to the general director of Roskosmos, former special correspondent for Kommersant and Vedomosti, Ivan Safronov, who was sentenced to 22 years in the case of treason, said that he was transferred from the Lefortovo pre-trial detention center in Moscow to correctional colony No. 7, which is located in the village Areiskoye, Krasnoyarsk Territory.

“My route from Moscow (Lefortovo) to Krasnoyarsk took about three weeks, which is considered fast. I saw many people, visited various prisons and transits, changed God knows how many “Stolypins”. But I, as before, can say with confidence: life, in spite of everything, is everywhere, ”said Ivan Safronov in letterpublished in the Telegram channel created in his support.

Now he is in a quarantine detachment and is waiting for distribution to a permanent detachment.

On July 7, 2020, Ivan Safronov, who at that time was an adviser to Roscosmos, was detained and then arrested on charges of collaborating with the intelligence services of the Czech Republic and Germany. September 5, 2022 Moscow City Court acknowledged him guilty of two episodes of treason and sentenced to 22 years in a penal colony and a fine of 500 thousand rubles. Ivan Safronov spent two years in jail. This time was taken into account in sentencing.

In December 2022, the first court of appeal of general jurisdiction found the sentence legal. After the judgment came into force. The defense promised to appeal the decision of the Moscow City Court to higher authorities. Ivan Safronov himself pleaded not guilty in the case.

Read more about the meeting of the Court of Appeal in the case of Ivan Safronov – in the material “Ivan Safronov was sentenced to a stage”.

Erdni Kagaltynov