A citizen of the Republic of Moldova has been sentenced in Russia to 13 years in a maximum-security prison colony after being found guilty of espionage. The decision was upheld by the First Court of Appeal in Moscow, according to the Russian publication Mediazona.
The person in question is Evgheni Cijen, 26, according to the source. The verdict was issued by the Moscow City Court in February, and he has been in custody since November 28, 2024.
Russian authorities have not disclosed details of the charges brought against him. The trial was held behind closed doors, and following the appeal decision, neither Evgheni Cijen nor his lawyers made any public statements.