The Czech foreign Ministry did not comment on the case Safronova
The Czech foreign Ministry had no comment on the case of Ivan Safronov, the appropriate questions should be sent to the Czech intelligence services, said on Wednesday RIA Novosti press-Secretary of Department Zuzana Stihova.
"We have no comments on this issue (in the case of Ivan Safronov). Your questions should be directed to the Czech intelligence services," - said Stihova.
On Tuesday morning, the FSB detained the Advisor to the General Director of the Russian space Agency, Ivan Safronov on suspicion of passing secret information about Russian military-technical cooperation and the defense industry one of the special services of NATO. Lefortovo court of Moscow arrested person on the charges of treason until September 6.
According to the lawyer of the detainee, Ivan Pavlov, Safronov is suspected in connection with the Czech secret services. The result, according to Pavlov, the United States believes the ultimate recipients of classified information from Safronov.
According to Roscosmos, the detention of the person is not related to his work in the Corporation. Prior to that, Safronov worked in Newspapers "Vedomosti" and "Kommersant", engaged in military and space themes. Press Secretary of the President Dmitry Peskov noted that as a journalist, the arrest is not connected.
Safronov doesn't admit guilt.