Former Open Russia coordinator Igor Rogov sentenced in Poland to seven years in prison

Former Open Russia coordinator Igor Rogov was sentenced in Poland to seven years in prison

A court in Poland sentenced former Open Russia coordinator Igor Rogov to seven years in prison, and his wife Irina to three years, in a case on espionage for the Russian Federation. Rogov was found guilty of espionage and participation in sending a parcel containing an explosive device; his wife was found guilty of aiding and inciting espionage. The trial was held behind closed doors.

According to the prosecution, from February to August 2022 Rogov gathered information for the FSB about representatives of the Russian opposition living in Poland, as well as about the people and organizations helping them. The investigators believe he passed the collected data to his wife, who then forwarded it to Russia.

Vot Tak, citing the indictment, writes that during the investigation Rogov himself spoke about his work for the FSB, which had begun even before emigration. At the same time, the document does not say that the investigation had evidence pointing to the activist’s connection with the Russian security service.

Wirtualna Polska reported that after the start of the war, FSB officers threatened the activist, promising to send his father to war in Ukraine. Irina Rogova, the prosecution documents said, knew about her husband’s cooperation with the security service, but did not admit her own guilt in connections with the FSB.

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