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Ex-reporter jailed for 22 years in Russia on treason charges

Ivan Safronov, 2nd left, an adviser to the director of Russia's state space corporation, is seen on a TV screen, as he appears in a video link standing in a cage in a courtroom during sentencing him at the Moscow City Court, in Moscow, Russia, Monday, Sept. 5, 2022. A court in Moscow on Monday found a former journalist Ivan Safronov guilty of treason and sentenced him to 22 years in a maximum security prison, concluding a trial that has been widely seen as politically motivated. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko) Ivan Safronov, 2nd left, an adviser to the director of Russia's state space corporation, is seen on a TV screen, as he appears in a video link standing in a cage in a courtroom prior to sentencing him at the Moscow City Court, in Moscow, Russia, Monday, Sept. 5, 2022. A court in Moscow on Monday found a former journalist Ivan Safronov guilty of treason and sentenced him to 22 years in a maximum security prison, concluding a trial that has been widely seen as politically motivated. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko) Ivan Safronov, 2nd left, an adviser to the director of Russia's state space corporation, is seen on a TV screen, as he appears in a video link standing in a cage in a courtroom during sentencing him at the Moscow City Court, in Moscow, Russia, Monday, Sept. 5, 2022. A court in Moscow on Monday found a former journalist Ivan Safronov guilty of treason and sentenced him to 22 years in a maximum security prison, concluding a trial that has been widely seen as politically motivated. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko) FILE - Ivan Safronov, an adviser to the director of Russia's state space corporation, stands in a cage in a courtroom in Moscow, Russia, on July 16, 2020. A court in Moscow on Monday found the former journalist Ivan Safronov guilty of treason and sentenced him to 22 years in a maximum security prison, concluding a trial that has been widely seen as politically motivated. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko, File) Ivan Safronov, 2nd left, an adviser to the director of Russia's state space corporation, is seen on a TV screen, as he appears in a video link standing in a cage in a courtroom during sentencing him at the Moscow City Court, in Moscow, Russia, Monday, Sept. 5, 2022. A court in Moscow on Monday found a former journalist Ivan Safronov guilty of treason and sentenced him to 22 years in a maximum security prison, concluding a trial that has been widely seen as politically motivated. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko) In this photo provided by the Moscow City Court, Ivan Safronov, an adviser to the director of Russia's state space corporation, right, stands in a court room prior to court session in Moscow, Russia, Monday, Sept. 5, 2022. A court in Moscow on Monday found the former journalist guilty of treason and sentenced him to 22 years in a maximum security prison, concluding a trial that has been widely seen as politically motivated. Safronov was accused of passing military secrets to Czech intelligence and information about the Russian military to a German national. The former journalist insisted on his innocence. (Moscow City Court via AP) In this photo taken from video provided by the Moscow City Court, Ivan Safronov, an adviser to the director of Russia's state space corporation, center, stands in a court room during a court session in Moscow, Russia, Monday, Sept. 5, 2022. A court in Moscow on Monday found a former journalist guilty of treason and sentenced him to 22 years in a maximum security prison, concluding a trial that has been widely seen as politically motivated. Safronov was accused of passing military secrets to Czech intelligence and information about the Russian military to a German national. The former journalist insisted on his innocence. (Moscow City Court via AP) In this photo taken from video provided by the Moscow City Court, Ivan Safronov, an adviser to the director of Russia's state space corporation, right, stands in a court room prior to court session in Moscow, Russia, Monday, Sept. 5, 2022. A court in Moscow on Monday found the former journalist guilty of treason and sentenced him to 22 years in a maximum security prison, concluding a trial that has been widely seen as politically motivated. Safronov was accused of passing military secrets to Czech intelligence and information about the Russian military to a German national. The former journalist insisted on his innocence. (Moscow City Court via AP)