French political scientist, recognized as a political prisoner, is accused of espionage
21 August 2025
The Lefortovo District Court of Moscow received a petition to extend the arrest of French political scientist Laurent Vinatier. Last year, he was sentenced to three years in prison in a criminal case on failure to submit documents for inclusion in the register of foreign agents. Now the French citizen, who was researching the North Caucasus, including Chechnya, is accused of espionage (Article 276 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation).