INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
A transgender former Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) agent has been fined for attempting to flee the country, the independent news
website Mediazonareported Monday, citing her lawyer.Katerina Meyers waspressured to leave a 12-year career as an FSB counterintelligence
officer after she started her gender transition in 2020
prohibited from foreign travel
Thetravel ban has expanded significantly following Moscow's February 2022 invasion of Ukraine.The maximum punishment for leaving Russia as a
current or former holder of state secrets is imprisonment for up to three years.Meyers pleaded guilty and will not appeal the fine, Yerokhin
told Mediazona.The trial was held behind closed doors as it dealt with classified information.No other details surrounding the case were
revealed, with Meyers and Yerokhin both under a binding non-disclosure agreement.
