Valery Mitko, a renowned Russian polar scientist, has died while under house arrest on charges of treason.
In this handout photo released by Arctic Academy of Sciences, Valery Mitko, the former president of the Arctic Academy of Sciences in St. Petersburg speaks during a meeting in St. Petersburg, Russia, Thursday, Nov. 13, 2014. Mitko, a renowned Russian polar scientist has died while being under house arrest on charges of treason. He was 81. Mitko died in St. Petersburg of an unspecified illness, according to the Pervyi Otdel human rights group that defended him in the criminal case.
ST. PETERSBURG, Russia — He was 81. Mitko, a widely-acclaimed researcher of the Arctic region and one of the country’s leading hydroacoustics experts, was accused of revealing sensitive data during a 2018 academic trip to China. He had denied the charges. Mitko had remained under house arrest since being detained in February 2020.
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