Jailed Russian journalist Ivan Safronov has been transferred to the maximum-security prison where he will serve his sentence, he composed on Monday in a letter to his advocates.

Savronov, 32, has been transferred to the IK-7 prison in Siberias Krasnoyarsk region, where prisoners serve a mix of penal detention and obligatory labor.

My route from Moscow (Lefortovo) to Krasnoyarsk took about three weeks, which is considered quickly, Safronov stated in a handwritten letter published by his advocates.

Safronovs transfer follows his September sentencing to 22 years in prison for treason, making it Russias first treason conviction for a reporter since 2001.

He was condemned of collecting secret info about the Russian military and handing it to spies for the Czech Republic as a defense reporter at leading Russian papers Kommersant and Vedomosti.

The press reporter and his advocates deny the accusations and think the case is revenge for reporting on Russian arms offers.

A Moscow court declined an appeal against Safronovs sentence in December.Both the reporters legal team and prosecution witnesses argued that there were considerable legal violations in the event against Safronovs case.

His legal representatives have actually also stated Safronov was subjected to pressure and intimidation throughout the examination.

Investigators presumably pushed him to take a plea handle exchange for a decreased 12-year sentence or a telephone call to his mother.He declined to take the plea deal.

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As prior to I can state with confidence: there is life everywhere, no matter what, Safronov told his fans Monday.

In November 2022, the Nobel Peace Prize-winning Russian rights group Memorial noted Safronov as a political prisoner.