
ロシア連邦保安局、動員兵などの情報収集と主張。身柄はモスクワに移送、2カ月の勾留決定。
ロシア連邦保安局(FSB)は13日、サハリン州で北海道新聞の日本人男性記者をスパイ容疑で拘束したと発表した。日本の情報機関の指示で動員兵などの情報を収集していたと主張しており、モスクワに移送され2カ月の勾留が決定した。
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ロシア連邦保安局(FSB)が北海道新聞の日本人男性記者をスパイ容疑で拘束し、モスクワへ移送した。
ロシア連邦保安局(FSB)は13日、極東サハリン州にある北海道新聞ユジノサハリンスク支局の日本人男性記者を「スパイ容疑」で拘束したと発表した。日本の情報機関の指示で、動員兵などの情報を収集していたと主張している。身柄はモスクワに移送され、インタファクス通信によると裁判所が2カ月の勾留を決めた。
FSBによると、記者はクリール諸島(北方領土と千島列島)からウクライナ侵攻に出征した動員兵や志願兵の人数に関する情報を収集・保管。ロシアから出国予定だったところをサハリン州で身柄を拘束した。スパイ罪は重罪で、有罪になれば最長20年の禁錮刑が科される恐れがある。
FSBは拘束時の動画を公開。捜査員が宿泊先とみられるホテルの一室で記者に手錠を掛け、所持品を調べる様子が確認できる。北海道新聞ユジノサハリンスク支局も家宅捜索を受けたもようだ。
ロシア外務省は記者拘束について「ロシアの安全保障を損なうことを目的とした情報収集に自国の特派員を利用しようとする日本の試みは遺憾だ」と表明。ロシアに対する「敵対的な措置」を放棄するよう求めた。
日本外務省は14日、ロシアのノズドレフ駐日大使を同省に呼び、情報提供や人道的配慮を申し入れた。その上で、邦人拘束の発表を一方的に行ったとして抗議した。
北海道新聞のホームページによると、同社はロシアではモスクワとユジノサハリンスクに支局を置いている。北海道新聞社は14日、「情報は把握していますが、詳細は確認中です。記者の安全確保を最優先に対応しております」とコメントした。
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