Top Russian physicist jailed for 15 years for ‘state treason’

Sentencing of Alexander Shiplyuk is latest prison term for scientists working on military programmes

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A prominent Russian physicist has been sentenced to 15 years on treason charges in the latest prison term for a scientist working on the country’s hypersonic missile programme.

The Moscow city court found Alexander Shiplyuk, the 57-year-old director of a top Siberian science institute, guilty of “state treason” on Tuesday after a trial held behind closed doors. Continue reading...


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