International • Created August 20, 2015 05:04

Russia jails Estonia border guard for 15 years

A court in Russia has sentenced Estonian security official Eston Kohver to 15 years in prison for espionage and other charges. Kohver was detained at the Russian border on last September in a case that provoked a diplomatic row. Estonia and the EU insist the officer was abducted on Estonian soil. Kohver says he is […]

Russia jails Estonia border guard for 15 years
Russia jails Estonia border guard for 15 years

A court in Russia has sentenced Estonian security official Eston Kohver to 15 years in prison for espionage and other charges.
Kohver was detained at the Russian border on last September in a case that provoked a diplomatic row.
Estonia and the EU insist the officer was abducted on Estonian soil. Kohver says he is not guilty.
Russia’s domestic security service, the FSB, said he was on a “spying operation” on Russian territory.
After his arrest for spying near the Luhamaa border checkpoint on 5 September, the security official was charged with other crimes including smuggling arms and illegally crossing the Russian state border, according to Interfax news agency.

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