Slovakia charges two suspects with spying for Russia
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- 16 Mar 2022
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Police and prosecutors said on Tuesday that four Slovak nationals have been detained in the unprecedented case.
Prosecutor Daniel Lipsic said two suspects face charges of spying and bribery and could be imprisoned for up to 13 years.
“We’re talking about serious cases,” Lipsic said. “It’s about a long term, paid cooperation with the Russian military intelligence service (GRU)”.
The suspects are alleged to have gathered highly sensitive, strategic and classified information about Slovakia, its armed forces and NATO.
They are accused of passing on this information to undercover GRU officers based at the Russian Embassy in Bratislava, in exchange for money.
Lipsic said the suspects received tens of thousands of euros from the Russian spies.
“The information the Russian intelligence service was looking for also involved Ukraine,” Lipsic said at a news conference on Tuesday.
A day earlier, Slovakia’s Foreign Ministry said it would expel three Russian diplomats for alleged spying and bribery.
The ministry said in a statement that the decision was made after officials had assessed information from the country’s intelligence services. Read More…
