The well-known Murmansk communist Stephano was accused of treason. Former deputy chairman of the Murmansk regional Duma Gennady Stephano became a defendant in a criminal case of treason, the regional department of the Russian FSB said. According to the department, Stephano, being an opponent of the special military operation in Ukraine, collected and transferred data on the work of the regional government and engineering facilities for the benefit of Ukrainian military intelligence. The FSB claims that the politician had access to the required materials thanks to his parliamentary powers. Stepahno is an oceanologist by training, a candidate for geographical sciences; Worked at the Murmansk Oceanarium and the Northern Fishing Union. He was the deputy of the Murmansk Regional Duma for four consecutive assemblies and headed the faction of the Communist Party. He was a member of several committees, among them the committee for security affairs, the military-industrial complex, military affairs and closed administrative-territorial bodies. According to RBC, Stephano's defense will be carried out by a lawyer hired by his family, but the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation in Moscow has also been notified of what happened. The Communist Party of Russia - both at the federal and regional levels - has yet to comment on the allegations against Stephano.

The well-known Murmansk communist Stephano was accused of treason. Former deputy chairman of the Murmansk regional Duma Gennady Stephano became a defendant in a criminal case of treason, the regional department of the Russian FSB said. According to the department, Stephano, being an opponent of the special military operation in Ukraine, collected and transferred data on the work of the regional government and engineering facilities for the benefit of Ukrainian military intelligence. The FSB claims that the politician had access to the required materials thanks to his parliamentary powers. Stepahno is an oceanologist by training, a candidate for geographical sciences; Worked at the Murmansk Oceanarium and the Northern Fishing Union. He was the deputy of the Murmansk Regional Duma for four consecutive assemblies and headed the faction of the Communist Party. He was a member of several committees, among them the committee for security affairs, the military-industrial complex, military affairs and closed administrative-territorial bodies. According to RBC, Stephano's defense will be carried out by a lawyer hired by his family, but the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation in Moscow has also been notified of what happened. The Communist Party of Russia - both at the federal and regional levels - has yet to comment on the allegations against Stephano.