{"id":26179,"date":"2023-09-26T13:28:24","date_gmt":"2023-09-26T17:28:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/worldjusticenews.com\/news\/?p=26179"},"modified":"2023-09-26T13:28:24","modified_gmt":"2023-09-26T17:28:24","slug":"five-alleged-russian-spies-appear-in-london-court","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldjusticenews.com\/news\/2023\/09\/26\/five-alleged-russian-spies-appear-in-london-court\/","title":{"rendered":"Five alleged Russian spies appear in London court"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Five people accused of being part of a Russian spy ring operating in the UK have appeared in court.<\/b><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Bulgarian nationals Orlin Roussev, Bizer Dzhambazov, Katrin Ivanova, Ivan Stoyanov, and Vanya Gaberova allegedly conspired to gather information which would be useful to an enemy.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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It is alleged they carried out surveillance on people and places targeted by Russia between August 2020 and February 2023.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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The suspects were remanded in custody.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Their surveillance activities are alleged to have apparently been for the purpose of assisting Russia to conduct hostile action against the targets, including potential abductions.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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They did not enter pleas at Westminster Magistrates’ Court, where they appeared via video link from four different prisons.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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All five defendants remained silent other than speaking to confirm their names and dates of birth.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Met Police counter-terrorism officers arrested them in February under the Official Secrets Act. They are:<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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