Personal Information
- Birth date
- 2 февр. 1953 г. (73 years old)
- Notes
- Held the position of Vice President for Business Development at the Russian-Finnish company Helsinki Shipyard Oy, which is engaged in the construction of icebreakers, a native of the Bakhchisaray district of Crimea.
Timofeev Valeriy Vladimirovich
Case Information
- Region of case initiation:
- Moscow
- Detention date:
- 13 июл. 2022 г.
- Charges:
- Art. 275 CC RF
- Sentence:
- 12 years strict regime
- Estimated release date:
- 12 июл. 2034 г.
- Case categories:
- Treason, War-related
Case Description
In July 2022, at the Russian-Finnish border, 69-year-old Valeriy Timofeyev, Vice President for Business Development at the Russian-Finnish company Helsinki Shipyard Oy and a native of the Bakhchysarai District of Crimea, was detained. Under escort, he was taken to Moscow, where on July 14, 2022, Lefortovo District Court arrested Timofeev on charges of treason. According to the investigation, Timofeyev passed secret data about the activities of the Yantar shipbuilding plant in the Kaliningrad region to a foreign state. This plant produces vessels for the Navy, among other things. On May 28, 2024, the Moscow City Court found Valery Timofeev guilty and sentenced him to 12 years in a strict regime penal colony and a fine of 300 thousand. rubles. On September 30, 2024, the First Appellate Court of General Jurisdiction left the sentence unchanged.
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