REUTERS
Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB) officers have detained CEO of Power Machines engineering company Roman Filippov in St. Petersburg, according to Fontanka referring to its sources.
Reportedly, the reason for the law enforcers focused on the top manager was the suspicion of divulging state secrets, Fontanka reports.
Read alsoFSB isolates one of key witnesses in MH17 case – OSINT groupThe FSB Department for St. Petersburg and Leningrad region said no comments would be issued.
The company's press service did not respond to the publication's request, either.
Read alsoReuters: Siemens to press charges after turbines moved from Russia to CrimeaInformation about Filippov's arrest comes amid a row related the supply of Siemens turbines SGT5-2000E to the occupied Crimea, allegedly in violation of international sanctions imposed on Russian and Crimean-based individuals and entities following Russia's illegal annexation of the Ukrainian peninsula in 2014.
Read alsoRussia appears to deliver more turbines to Crimea - Reuters witnessesThe turbines in question have been produced by St. Petersburg-based Siemens Gas Turbines Technologies LLC (SGTT), a joint venture of Siemens and Power Machines.