[Russia] - Russia Sentences Leading Cybersecurity Entrepreneur to 14 Years for Treason

INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
claimed he was innocent after his September 2021 arrest for treason.The Moscow City Court found Sachkov guilty and handed him a 14-year
sentence in a maximum-security penal colony.Sachkov was smiling as he appeared in court on Wednesday, wearing jeans and a black T-shirt, an
18-year prison sentence for Sachkov.Treason cases are held behind closed doors in Russia.Russian news agencies reported that Sachkov is
accused of handing classified information to foreign intelligence and the charges were not connected to the work of Group-IB.He pleaded