UPDATE: Moscow crt arrests Group-IB founder Sachkov

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MOSCOW, Sep 29 (PRIME) -- The Lefortovo District Court of Moscow has arrested Ilya Sachkov, founder of Group-IB, specializing in the prevention and investigation of cyberattacks, for two months on treason charges, court’s press secretary Anastasia Romanova told PRIME on Wednesday.

“Under a ruling of the Lefortovo District Court of Moscow regarding Ilya Konstantinovich Sachkov, suspected of committing a crime…(of state treason), he was put on remand until November 27, 2021,” Romanova said.

Group-IB earlier said that law enforcers came to its headquarters in Moscow on Tuesday. “Group-IB…confirmed that on Tuesday, September 28, operational procedures took place in the Moscow headquarters of Group-IB in Russia and the CIS,” the company’s spokesperson said.

The company said the law enforcers left the office in the evening the same day. Group-IB is unaware of the reasons and works regularly.

“The top management and legal services are working on making the situation clear,” the spokesperson said.

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