Laurent Vinatier was arrested in the Russian capital on Thursday.
A Moscow court has ordered a French citizen accused of collecting information on military issues in Russia be held in jail pending investigation and trial.
They did not provide details of the accusations beyond alleging that Vinatier repeatedly travelled to Russia to collect this information. Under Russian law, it is a criminal offence punishable by up to five years in prison. Later on Friday, the Geneva-based NGO said it was doing “everything possible to assist our colleague Laurent”, such as by helping to secure legal representation for him and reach out to Russian authorities.
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