Convicted Nuclear Smuggler Begins Appeals Process

A Georgian appeals court has begun a review of the conviction of a Russian man caught smuggling 100 grams of weapon-grade uranium last year, the Associated Press reported today (see GSN, Jan. 31).

Oleg Khinsagov received an eight-year sentence in September after a sting operation ended his effort to sell the uranium for $1 million.  Georgian officials said he told investigators the uranium came from a Russian facility at Novosibirsk.

Russia has complained that Georgia has not provided a large enough sample of the seized material to determine its origin (Associated Press/International Herald Tribune, Jan. 31).

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