A Polish court sentences Russian activist Igor Rogov, also described by Russian media as Igor R., to seven years in prison for spying for Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB). Multiple outlets report that Rogov, who has been publicly linked to opposition activity, is convicted of passing information about Russian opposition groups and activists based in Poland (and about opponents living abroad) to the FSB. The case involves his prior work connected to Open Russia, a nonprofit that was later shut down. According to court documents cited by Euronews and reporting by The Moscow Times, the court also convicts his wife, Irina, and issues a separate prison term. Euronews reports she receives three years, while The Moscow Times reports that she is sentenced as well. The New York Times reports that Rogov is arrested in 2024 and later confesses to spying for Russian intelligence on regime opponents living abroad. All accounts describe the conviction as tied to the transfer of information from the Russian exile community to the FSB, with both spouses receiving prison sentences.
Poland sentences Russian activist and wife to prison for spying for Russia’s FSB
A Polish court sentences Russian activist Igor Rogov, also described by Russian media as Igor R., to seven years in prison for spying for Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB). Multiple outlets repo...
- A Polish court sentences Russian citizen Igor Rogov (also identified as Igor R.) to seven years in prison.
- The conviction is for spying and passing information to Russia’s FSB.
- Court documents described by outlets link the case to information about Russian opposition groups and activists living in or connected to Poland/abroad.
- Rogov is reported to have been arrested in 2024 and to have confessed to spying.
- His wife, Irina, also receives a prison sentence, reported as three years.
Igor Rogov, who has publicly opposed the Kremlin, was arrested in 2024 and later confessed to spying for Russian intelligence on regime opponents living abroad.
2 hours agoAccording to court documents, Russian citizen Igor R., identified by Russian media as Igor Rogov, was jailed for seven years while his wife Irina was sentenced to three years.
3 hours agoIgor Rogov, a former employee of the now-defunct nonprofit Open Russia, was sentenced to seven years in prison for passing information about Poland-based Russian opposition groups and activists to the FSB.
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