Blogger Andrey Pyzh sentenced to 5 years in prison in the case of illegally obtaining information constituting a state secret

The Moscow City Court sentenced blogger Andrei Pyzh to five years in prison in the case of illegally obtaining information constituting a state secret. About it reported in the Moscow prosecutor’s office.

The case concerned sensitive facilities in the Moscow region. Wad was arrested in August 2020. According to the investigation, Pyzh met with a number of people who provided him with classified information. “The accused transferred them through the Internet outside the Russian Federation, including during his personal trips (…) Pyzh himself collected information and used conspiracy skills before his arrest,” the investigation said.

Pyzh did not admit his guilt.

He was a member of the digger community. By information sources “Base”, Wad came into the field of vision of operatives, when he began to collect materials and preparing for filming about Metro-2.