Espionage, Italian military arrested: “secret documents to Russian officer”

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SPYING WITH RUSSIA, OFFICIAL ARRESTED BY THE ITALIAN NAVY

I carabinieri of the Ros, under the direction of Prosecutor of Rome, they stopped a official of the Navy it’s a official of the Russian Armed Forces stationed in our country.

Espionage, stop officer of the Russian navy and military

On the evening of Tuesday 30 March, the Carabinieri del Ros, under the direction of the Public Prosecutor’s Office of Rome, stopped a Navy officer and an officer of the Russian Armed Forces stationed in our country on charges of espionage e disclosure of secret. The operation, carried out as part of a prolonged information activity conducted by the Internal Security Information Agency, with the support of the Defense Staff, involved a Navy Frigate Captain and an officer accredited to the Embassy of the Russian Federation, both accused of serious crimes relating to espionage and state security. The intervention took place on the occasion of a clandestine meeting between the two, caught red-handed immediately after the transfer of classified documentation by the Italian officer in exchange for a sum of money. The Navy captain was arrested, while the position of the foreigner is still being examined in relation to his diplomatic status.

Spying, Di Maio: “Immediate expulsion of 2 Russian officials”

“On the occasion of the summons to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of the Russian ambassador in Italy, we transmitted to the latter the firm protest of the Italian government and notified the immediate expulsion of the two Russian officials involved in this very serious affair. “This is what we read in a note published on the Facebook page of the Foreign Minister Luigi Di Maio. “I thank our intelligence and all the state apparatuses that work every day for the security of our country”, concludes the message from the head of the Farnesina.

Espionage, military documents sold for 5,000 euros in cash

Five thousand euros in cash. This is the “price” of the military documents given by the captain of Frigate to an officer of the Russian Armed Forces. The Public Prosecutor’s Office of the Capital challenges the Italian military for the crimes of obtaining news concerning the security of the State, political-military espionage and espionage of news whose disclosure has been prohibited. Validation of the Navy officer’s arrest is expected in the coming days.

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