The head of a Russian program which develops hypersonic missiles has been jailed for seven years for treason following a top-secret court case, it has been reported.
Alexander Kuranov, who headed the Scientific Research Enterprise of Hypersonic Systems (NIPGS) was arrested by Russia’s main intelligence agency the FSB in August 2021 on suspicion of “high treason”, Russian newspaper Kommersant reported.
The paper said on Thursday that after a hearing in St. Petersburg City Court, Kuranov was handed the seven-year term “in a high-security penal colony with a fine of 100,000 rubles ($1,065).”
“The details of the case are unknown, since it was considered behind closed doors,” the paper said, citing Daria Lebedeva, head of the court’s press service.
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