被控間諜罪的俄公民週五將提申辯

U.S. court documents indicate a Russian citizen accused of spying will register a plea Friday, ahead of his federal trial next Month.

美國法院文件顯示，被控從事間諜活動的一名俄羅斯公民將提出申辯。他定於下月在聯邦法院受審。

Evgeny Buryakov is accused of posing as an employee of a Russian bank in New York City to gain information for Moscow's foreign intelligence agency, known as the SVR.

布里亞科夫被控藉着在紐約市一家俄羅斯銀行任職的身份，爲俄羅斯外事情報局蒐集信息。

Prosecutors' documents indicate Buryakov could register a plea of guilty or not guilty on Friday. He is set to face trial in federal court in Manhattan on April 4.

檢方文件顯示，布里亞科夫可能會在星期五提交認罪或無罪申辯。他定於4月4日在曼哈頓聯邦法院受審。

The U.S. Department of Justice announced Buryakov's arrest in January 2015, after he held multiple secret meetings with an undercover FBI agent that Buryakov believed to be an energy company analyst.

美國司法部2015年1月宣佈布里亞科夫被逮捕，此前他與一名聯邦調查局便衣特工多次祕密會面，他以爲這名特工是一家能源公司的分析師。

Prosecutors say he conspired with two other Russian men to gather U.S. economic intelligence, including details about U.S. sanctions against Moscow. He is also accused of trying to recruit New York residents as intelligence contacts.

檢方說，布里亞科夫與另外兩名俄羅斯人合謀蒐集美國的經濟情報，包括有關美國製裁莫斯科措施的細節。他還被控試圖招募紐約市民爲其蒐集情報。