Estonia sentences Russian professor Viacheslav Morozov to six years in prison for espionage
An Estonian court has sentenced Viacheslav Morozov, who worked as a political science professor at the University of Tartu until his arrest in January, to six years and three months in prison for engaging in activities directed against Estonia on behalf of a foreign intelligence agency, according to Estonian Public Broadcasting (ERR).
The indictment against Morozov says that he gathered information about the political situation in Estonia and its relations with the European Union. According to Estonian police, the professor shared this information with Russian intelligence services, regularly meeting with them in Russia.
Viacheslav Morozov is a Russian citizen. He worked at St. Petersburg State University from 1997 until 2010, when he moved to Estonia and began teaching at the University of Tartu.
