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TWO ARMENIANS DETAINED IN GEORGIA ON CHARGES OF ESPIONAGE
Tert.am
11:06 01.11.10
The details of the recent scandal related to the discovery of an
alleged pro-Russian spy network which worked in Georgia are not known
to Moscow, according to Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov.
"To the best of our understanding, there are Georgian citizens
involved in the affair. That's all we know," Interfax news agency
quoted Russia's top diplomat as saying.
Earlier Reuters news agency reported that Georgian police had detained
20 people suspected of spying for Russia. The Georgian Interior
Ministry declined to confirm or deny the report.
"We refrain from comments right now. An official announcement will be
made at a press conference on November 5," Interior Ministry spokesman
Shota Utiashvili said.
The detainees were reported to be Georgian citizens who were alleged
to have formed a spy network and passed secret information to Russia,
the sources told Reuters on condition of anonymity.
According to Gruzia Online, 2 entrepreneurs - owners of sea companies
since Aslan Abashidze's times - were arrested in Batumi on charges
of espionage. Both are reported to be Armenian nationals. One of them
is now in hospital as he suffers from diabetes.
It is not known whether the two Armenians are among the 20 detainees
having reportedly spied for Russia.
From: A. Papazian
Tert.am
11:06 01.11.10
The details of the recent scandal related to the discovery of an
alleged pro-Russian spy network which worked in Georgia are not known
to Moscow, according to Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov.
"To the best of our understanding, there are Georgian citizens
involved in the affair. That's all we know," Interfax news agency
quoted Russia's top diplomat as saying.
Earlier Reuters news agency reported that Georgian police had detained
20 people suspected of spying for Russia. The Georgian Interior
Ministry declined to confirm or deny the report.
"We refrain from comments right now. An official announcement will be
made at a press conference on November 5," Interior Ministry spokesman
Shota Utiashvili said.
The detainees were reported to be Georgian citizens who were alleged
to have formed a spy network and passed secret information to Russia,
the sources told Reuters on condition of anonymity.
According to Gruzia Online, 2 entrepreneurs - owners of sea companies
since Aslan Abashidze's times - were arrested in Batumi on charges
of espionage. Both are reported to be Armenian nationals. One of them
is now in hospital as he suffers from diabetes.
It is not known whether the two Armenians are among the 20 detainees
having reportedly spied for Russia.
From: A. Papazian