Ex-journalist loses final appeal against treason sentence in Russia
Safronov, a former reporter for the Kommersant and Vedomosti newspapers who later worked as an adviser to the head of Russia's space agency, was accused of disclosing classified information.
Ivan Safronov, a former journalist and an aide to the head of Roscosmos space corporation, convicted of treason, attends a court hearing to consider an appeal against his 22-year prison sentence, in Moscow, Russia December 7, 2022.(photo credit: TATYANA MAKEYEVA/ REUTERS)ByREUTERS