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Supporters detained as Russia charges ex-reporter with treason
Jul 13, 2020
"It is an unfounded charge, he does not admit any guilt," Pavlov said.
Safronov, a 30-year-old former reporter specialising in defence and space, recently joined the national space agency as an adviser to its chief, Dmitry Rogozin.
The FSB security service detained him last week on suspicion of passing state secrets to Czech intelligence since 2012.
He has been remanded in custody for two months in Moscow's Lefortovo prison.
OVD-Info, a website that monitors detentions at protests, said police had detained 11 people who were being taken to police stations.
Police in face masks took protesters, many holding placards and wearing T-shirts with the slogan "Free Ivan Safronov", to police buses outside Lefortovo prison.
Unusually, protesters included journalists from state media including one from Kremlin-backed television channel RT, OVD-Info said.
"I absolutely don't believe in the accusations he is facing now," Cherkasov said, calling them "reprisals for his work as a journalist".
Tatiana Felgenhauer, a presenter on Echo of Moscow radio station, said she had come out to support Safronov and hoped that high-profile protests could have an effect as journalists face mounting pressure.
"The charges are getting harsher and the number of media where you can work is shrinking fast," she said.
In another unusual move, several reporters in the Kremlin press pool covering President Vladimir Putin also put out a video in support of Safronov.
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