French citizen on trial for ‘unlawfully collecting Russian military information’

French citizen Laurent Vinatier sits in a cage in a courtroom in the Zamoskvoretsky District Court in Moscow on Monday (Dmitry Serebryakov/AP)

The trial of a French citizen arrested in Russia on charges of unlawfully collecting information on military issues started on Monday but was quickly adjourned for a month.

Laurent Vinatier, arrested in Moscow in June, had earlier admitted guilt, setting the stage for a fast-track trial without a detailed examination of evidence.