The former deputy chairman of the regional parliament was arrested in the Murmansk region The former deputy chairman of the Murmansk regional Duma Gennady Stephano was arrested on charges of high treason (Article 275 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation). This was reported in the regional department of the FSB. According to the intelligence service, Stephano collected and passed to Ukrainian intelligence documents on the activities of the Murmansk Oblast government and engineering facilities located in the area. Stephano has been a deputy of the Regional Duma since 2007, and represents the Communist Party of the Russian Federation. He served in parliament for four sessions. Today he is 76 years old. The party said it does not believe the accusations made, and mentions his participation in the "Crimea Spring" and assistance to military personnel. On October 16, the regional court in Murmansk rejected the defense's complaint against the arrest. The article about treason against the background of a sentence of up to life imprisonment.