Rusija uhapsila japanskog novinara zbog sumnje na špijunažu

Prema navodima FSB-a, novinar koji radi za dopisništvo japanskog lista Hokkaido Shimbun u Južno-Sahalinsku prikupljao je i pohranjivao informacije o ruskim odbrambenim sposobnostima za potrebe japanskih obavještajnih službi.

A correspondent for the Japanese newspaper Hokkaido Shimbun in Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk in Russia’s Far East has been detained on suspicion of espionage, transported to Moscow and placed in custody, the FSB said: https://t.co/QIlz7lMofx Video: Russian Federal Security Service/TASS https://t.co/xPutGdtLob

— TASS (@tassagency_en) October 13, 2026

Ruske sigurnosne službe tvrde da bi te informacije mogle biti iskorištene protiv sigurnosti Rusije.

Japanese journalist arrested in Russia on “espionage” chargesRussia's FSB detained 34-year-old Yuki Imai, a correspondent for the Japanese newspaper Hokkaido Shimbun, on Sakhalin. He is accused of allegedly collecting information about the number of Russian military personnel sent from the Kuril Islands to fight against Ukraine.Interestingly, just four days before the arrest was announced, Japan lodged an official protest against Russia over its prosecution of International Criminal Court President Tomoko Akane.On October 8, Moscow demanded that the Netherlands extradite Akane and eight other ICC officials. Russia has been pursuing them since the court issued an arrest warrant for Putin in 2023 over the unlawful deportation of Ukrainian children.Tokyo called Moscow's demands unjust and unacceptable.Surely just a “coincidence,” but a few days later, the FSB announced the arrest of a Japanese journalist who now faces 10 to 20 years in prison.Incidenally, in August, Putin visited the disputed island of Iturup, prompting yet another protest from Japan. And the detained journalist is accused of gathering information specifically about Russian military personnel from the Kuril Islands.According to the independent Russian outlet Ostorozhno, Novosti, Imai had been visiting Russia since at least 2014, studied at Saint Petersburg State University, and was interested in Russian culture, ballet, classical music, and Soviet cinema.This summer, he traveled across Russia's Far East, spoke with local residents, and researched the history of Japanese prisoners of war. His articles covered State Duma elections, Russia–North Korea relations, and the presence of North Korean nationals on Sakhalin.

— NEXTA (@nexta_tv) October 13, 2026

FSB je saopćio da je protiv novinara pokrenut krivični postupak, dok je Okružni sud Lefortovo u Moskvi odredio njegovo pritvaranje tokom nastavka istrage.


(Vijesti.ba)