A Russian-born Swedish businessman has been acquitted of collecting information for Russia's military intelligence service, the GRU, for almost a decade. Sergey Skvortsov, 60, had been accused of “gross illegal intelligence activities against Sweden and against a foreign power,' namely the United States.
STOCKHOLM — A Russian-born Swedish businessman was acquitted on Thursday of collecting information for Russia’s military intelligence service, the GRU, for almost a decade.
The Stockholm District Court said Skvortsov had largely acted in the way prosecutors alleged and that advanced technology was acquired and delivered to Russia. But the court said in its verdict “that the business only intended for the procurement of technology from the West and not aimed at obtaining information concerning Sweden or the United States that may constitute espionage.”A Russian-born Swede accused of spying for Moscow is released ahead of the verdict in his trialJudge Jakob Hedenmo said in a statement that the prosecutor was unable to prove that Skvortsov was involved in espionage.
According to the prosecutor, Skvortsov had 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.
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