Russian agent alert in UK

Three Bulgarian citizens, who were detained in February on suspicion of spying for Russia in the UK, have been arrested.

According to BBC news, Orlin Roussev, who lives in Great Yarmouth, and Bizer Dzhambazov and Katrin Ivanova, who live in London, were arrested in February on suspicion of working for Russian security agencies.

Fake IDs and documents were found showing that the three suspects were citizens of the United Kingdom, Bulgaria, France, Italy, Spain, Croatia, Slovenia, Greece and the Czech Republic. It was also stated in the news that 3 people, who were detained on suspicion of espionage by the London Metropolitan Police, which is authorized in the fight against espionage crimes in England, have been living in England for a long time.

While it was noted that Roussev had traded in Russia in the past and worked as a consultant at the Bulgarian Ministry of Energy, it was noted that Dzhambazov and Ivanova were known as a couple by their neighbors. While Dzhambazov billed himself as a driver at a hospital and Ivanova as a laboratory assistant on the social media platform LinkedIn, according to open Bulgarian government sources, the duo are seen to have worked as an election commission officer at the polls. in England for the Bulgarian elections.

The trial of the three suspects, who were detained by London Metropolitan Police detectives with arrest powers under the Official Secrets Act, is expected to begin in January. (AA)