A Russian-born Swedish businessman has been acquitted of collecting information for Russia's military intelligence service, the GRU, for almost a decade
FILE - A police tape cordons off an area outside a house where Swedish Security Service allegedly arrested two people on suspicion of espionage in a predawn operation in Stockholm, Nov. 22, 2022. Russian-born Swedish businessman Sergey Skvortsov was acquitted on Thursday Oct. 26, 2023, 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. Judge Jakob Hedenmo said in a statement that the prosecutor was unable to prove that Skvortsov was involved in espionage.“He has been detained for a very long time. It is stressful for anyone,” she said.
On Oct. 9, the Stockholm District Court said that Skvortsov was released ahead of a verdict in his trial, which ended Sept. 28, saying “there is no longer reason to keep the defendant in custody.”
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