Moscow court rules to keep French NGO worker Laurent Vinatier in pre-trial detention
A Moscow court ruled Thursday to maintain the pre-trial detention of French researcher Laurent Vinatier, who was arrested last month on accusations of gathering military information. Vinatier, who works for a Swiss conflict mediation NGO, has been charged under Moscow's "foreign agents" law amid escalating tensions between Russia and France over the Ukraine conflict.
A Moscow court ruled Thursday to maintain the pre-trial detention of French researcher Laurent Vinatier, who was arrested last month on accusations of gathering military information. Vinatier, who works for a Swiss conflict mediation NGO, has been charged under Moscow's "foreign agents" law amid escalating tensions between Russia and France over the Ukraine conflict.