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LONDON (Reuters) -Russian physicist Anatoly Maslov was convicted of treason and sentenced to 14 years in a penal colony on Tuesday in the latest of several cases against experts working on the science underpinning Russia's development of hypersonic missiles. White-haired Maslov, 77, stood in a glass box in the St Petersburg courtroom and listened attentively without showing emotion, as the judge read the verdict after a trial that was closed to the press. Maslov is one of three scientists from the same Siberian institute, all specialists in hypersonics, who have been arrested since 2022 on treason charges.
The three scientists were accused of leaking information deemed to be state secrets while taking part in an international conference or research project, according to attorney Yevgeny Smirnov of Pervy Otdel (First Department), a group that specializes in defending individuals in treason and espionage cases