Victor Kaliadin (russian: Виктор Калядин; 1949 – September 16, 2004) was the
CEO
A chief executive officer (CEO), also known as a central executive officer (CEO), chief administrator officer (CAO) or just chief executive (CE), is one of a number of corporate executives charged with the management of an organization especially ...
of a
Russian company "Elers Electron" (russian: Элерс электрон). In 2001, he was sentenced to 14 years in prison by a Russian court for selling a ring run by a
Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) agent technical information on
Arena, the Russian
active protection system
An active protection system is a system designed to actively prevent certain anti-tank weapons from destroying a vehicle.
Countermeasures that either conceal the vehicle from, or disrupt the guidance of an incoming guided missile threat are design ...
for tanks.
Death
Because of Kaliadin's rapidly deteriorating health, three years into his sentence he was temporarily transferred to the city hospital of
Lipetsk, where he died of his fourth
heart attack in 2004.
Осужденный за шпионаж Виктор Калядин скончался в липецкой больнице
Lenta.ru, Published:September 17, 2004. Last Retrieved:April 25, 2013. His wife, Ludmila, said that she intended to sue the Russian government for refusing to conduct appropriate medical screenings for her husband, who she claimed was eligible for release because of his health conditions.
References
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1949 births
2004 deaths
People of the Defense Intelligence Agency
People convicted of spying for the United States
Prisoners who died in Russian detention