The trio of Bulgarians living in Britain convicted on Friday in London from extensive spying for Russiainforms TASR, according to BBC reports and Reuters.
Process with Katrin Ivanov (33), bath Gaberova (30) and Tichomirom Ivančev (39) was held At the London court Old Bailey since November. The trio was charged with participation in the Bulgarian spy group, that collected information useful for the enemy, and that By monitoring certain persons in several European countries in the period from August 2020 to February 2023. The charges were denied.
According to the indictment, the Bulgarians had a proper job and watched journalists in Britain. They also received a mandate to follow the US military base in Germany, where Ukrainian soldiers attended training. They also watched other persons, They planned their kidnapping and even killing. The court He convicted them of the conspiracy for the purpose of espionage and Ivanov, also from the possession of false identity documents.
The group was driven by another Bulgarian, 47-year-old Orlin Rusevin which the police discovered A number of spy facilities including cameras. Ruensev has previously confessed to spying accusations, as well as other members of this Bulgarian cell-43-year-old Biser Jambazov and 34-year-old Ivan Stánov. RUSEV received instructions from Austrian citizen Jan Marsalekwhich in the past worked in the high management of the Financial Company Wirecard. The German police are looking for him to suspect extensive financial fraud. Marsalek is on the run, according to the BBC is probably located in Russia.
The main objectives of the Bulgarian cell of it was to be investigative journalists Christo Grozev and Roman Dobrochotov, who participated in revealing the role of Moscow in poisoning in the meantime of the deceased Russian Opposition leader Alexei Navaľný and also former Russian agent Sergei Skripal. Several of the Bulgarians had partner or loving relationships with each other, Jambazov with Ivanov lived together as a couple and worked in health care. Jambazov also maintained the ratio with Gaberova, who in the past formed a couple with Ivančev, approaching the BBC.
Both Ivanovová and Gaberova admitted during the process that they were involved in monitoring. In his own words, however, did not know that performed in favor of Russia. Ivančev did not express himself during the process, but he made similar claims during the interrogations after his detention, which occurred a year later than the remaining five Bulgarians.
