Yevgeny Smirnov — one of the lawyers defending Ivan Safronov, an investigative reporter specializing in the military who is charged with treason — has become the second lawyer to flee Russia in the past three months.
The target of disciplinary proceedings by the Leningrad region bar association at the behest of the Federal Security Service (FSB), Smirnov fled to Georgia in late November in order to be able to continue defending his clients. The FSB accuses him of failing to be present for six investigative procedures without a valid reason.
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