The FSB alleged that the correspondent, who works for the Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk bureau of Japanese newspaper Hokkaido Shimbun, collected and stored information about Russia’s defense capabilities on behalf of Japanese intelligence services, Anadolu Agency reported.
According to the security agency, the information could have been used to undermine Russia’s national security.
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The FSB said it had opened a criminal case against the journalist. Moscow’s Lefortovo District Court subsequently ordered his arrest as the investigation continued.
The allegations have not been independently verified.
