MOSCOW, January 30 (RAPSI) – The Lefortovsky District Court of Moscow has extended the detention of Alexey Zhitnyuk, charged with treason for transferring information about Russian navy to a Norwegian citizen, until April 29, the press-service of the court told RAPSI on Tuesday.

According to media reports, Zhitnyuk was arrested during a special operation.

Another defendant in the case is Frode Berg, a citizen of Norway suspected by the Russian authorities of espionage.