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It is alleged overmuch of their enactment took spot crossed Europe, but that the coordination took spot successful the UK. At the clip of the alleged offenses, the 3 defendants lived successful London. (File photo)
A tribunal successful London has heard however 3 Bulgarian nationals allegedly passed secrets to Russia for astir 3 years aft carrying retired surveillance crossed Europe connected individuals and places of involvement to Moscow.
Prosecutors astatine the astatine the Central Criminal Court connected Thursday claimed Katrin Ivanova, 33, Vanya Gaberova, 30, and Tihomir Ivanov Ivanchev, 39, were portion of a spy ringing betwixt 2020 and 2023.
It is alleged overmuch of their enactment took spot crossed Europe, but that the coordination took spot successful the UK At the clip of the alleged offenses, the 3 defendants lived successful London.
“Between 2020 and 2023 these 3 defendants unneurotic with a fig of different radical spied for the payment of Russia,” prosecution lawyer Alison Morgan said. “Their enactment caused evident and inevitable prejudice to the information and interests of the United Kingdom.”
Morgan said the defendants were “sophisticated” with respect to their alleged surveillance, for which they were paid “significant amounts of money.”
The defendants person denied a complaint of conspiracy to spy betwixt Aug. 30, 2020 and Feb. 8 2023. Ivanova has denied a 2nd complaint of possession of mendacious individuality documents with improper intention
The proceedings is expected to tally until February.
The alleged spy ringing besides included 2 much defendants, Orlin Roussev and Biser Dzhambazov, who person pleaded blameworthy to espionage charges, the tribunal was told.
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