“The London Court has declared prison sentences six Bulgarians that were spying in favor of Russia in the UK. Source: “European Truth” with reference to The Guardian details: 47-year-old Orlin Rusiev, who was the leader of the spy group and pleaded guilty, was sentenced to 10 years and 8 months for participation in six operations that threatened Britain’s national security.”, – WRITE: www.pravda.com.ua
Source: “European Truth” with reference to The Guardian
Details: The 47-year-old Orlin Rusev, who was the leader of the spy group and pleaded guilty, was sentenced to 10 years and 8 months for participation in six operations that threatened Britain’s national security.
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His deputy, 44-year-old beads Jambazov, also pleaded guilty and was sentenced to 10 years and 2 months in prison.
Catherine Ivanova, one of two women, who recruited Jambazov for spy purposes, was sentenced to 9 years and 8 months of imprisonment. Another, 30-year-old Vanya Gaberov, was sentenced to 6 years, 8 months and three weeks.
39-year-old Tikhamir Ivanchev was sentenced to 8 years in prison, taking into account good behavior and the fact that his participation in the network stopped before their arrest in 2023.
Ivanov, Gaberova and Ivanchev jury found guilty In March for conspiracy for espionage in favor of a hostile state.
The sixth person involved in the case, 33-year-old Ivan Stoyanov, received five years and three weeks of imprisonment after admitting his guilt, although, as the judge noted, it happened at a late stage.
The prosecutor’s office emphasized that the actions of the convicts threatened the lives of people, because they were tracking on behalf of Russian intelligence on journalists, diplomats and Ukrainian military.
Previously, BBC journalists Identified two womenwho are considered participants of this spy network and who are still at large.
BBC also wrote that three Bulgaria citizens in the past At least once were present At parliamentary events – on Brexit discussions in 2016.