A Russian court today sentenced physicist Alexander Sipliuk to 15 years in prison on charges of treason, in the latest of several cases against experts who work in the scientific field supporting Russia’s development of hypersonic missiles. Sipliuk, the 57-year-old director of a leading Siberian scientific institute, was arrested in August 2022. Two of his colleagues, Anatoly Maslov and Valery Zveginchev, are also being held on suspicion of treason. Masloff, 78, was sentenced to 14 years in prison in May. Sipliuk’s lawyer has not yet responded to a Reuters request asking if the scientist plans to appeal the court’s decision, which was reported by Russian news agencies. His trial was held behind closed doors, as is customary in treason trials in Russia. Commenting on the case of Sipliuk and his colleagues last May, the Kremlin said the men face “very serious charges”, adding that the matter is related to the […]
Source: News Beast
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