Laurent Claude Jean-Louis Vinatier

Case Summary

Laurent Vinatier, a French political scientist, was sentenced to 3 years in a general regime colony for failing to register as a foreign agent. A new criminal case has been opened against him on charges of espionage.

Charges (2)

1. Failure to comply with the obligation to register as a foreign agent by a person collecting information in the field of military activity of the Russian Federation that could be used against the security of the Russian Federation
2. Espionage

Criminal Code Articles (2)

Key Facts (4)

• Advisor at the Center for Humanitarian Dialogue
• Accused of collecting military information
• Initially charged under Article 330.1, later also with espionage
• Claimed he did not know about foreign agent registration requirements

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