Aide to Russian space chief held on treason charges

Moscow (AFP) July 7, 2020

A former journalist and aide to the head of Russia's space agency Roscosmos was detained on Tuesday on treason charges, the agency said. Roscomos said a probe was under way and that it was "fully cooperating with the investigative authorities". The agency said in a statement that the detention of Ivan Safronov in Moscow was not related to his employment at Roscosmos where he began work