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Executives of a Paris-based chipmaker have been arrested for selling technologies to Russia - French media. French and Chinese executives of Ommic have been arrested by French authorities for transferring secret technologies used in the military industry to China and Russia. The shares of Ommic, which turned out to be under the control of a Chinese businessman, were also arrested. The Le Parisien newspaper first reported about it with reference to the investigation results of the French authorities and court decisions. Ommic is one of the few European companies producing semiconductors. It specializes in making ultra-powerful high-performance chips, which are used in 5G equipment, satellites, as well as in radars on tanks and fighter jets, and missile guidance systems. Such technologies are closely guarded and their exports are controlled. Investigators estimate that Russia purchased dual-use semiconductors totaling 11.8 million euros (more than $13 million). A complex scheme involved shipping them through China. There were also routes through Lithuania, India and Turkey. The chips and technological information made their way to a Russian state-owned weapons company, investigators say. https://t.co/H1RUzylb2c