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| Sixth person charged with spying for Russia in UK | |
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| The five suspects previously charged are (clockwise from top left): Katrin Ivanova, Vanya Gaberova (centre), Bizer Dzhambazov, Orlin Roussev and Ivan Stoyanov | The five suspects previously charged are (clockwise from top left): Katrin Ivanova, Vanya Gaberova (centre), Bizer Dzhambazov, Orlin Roussev and Ivan Stoyanov |
| A sixth person has been charged with being part of a suspected Russian spy ring operating in the UK. | A sixth person has been charged with being part of a suspected Russian spy ring operating in the UK. |
| Tihomir Ivanov Ivanchev, a 38-year-old Bulgarian national, from Acton, west London, was arrested on 7 February and will appear in court on Wednesday. | Tihomir Ivanov Ivanchev, a 38-year-old Bulgarian national, from Acton, west London, was arrested on 7 February and will appear in court on Wednesday. |
| He is accused of "conspiring to collect information intended to be directly or indirectly useful to an enemy". | He is accused of "conspiring to collect information intended to be directly or indirectly useful to an enemy". |
| Five other Bulgarian nationals are due to go on trial in October after being accused of the same offence. | |
| Orlin Roussev, 46, from Great Yarmouth. Norfolk, Bizer Dzhambazov 43, and Katrin Ivanova, 32, of Harrow, north-west London, Ivan Stoyanov, 32, of Greenford, west London, and Vanya Gaberova, 29, of Euston, London, were arrested in February last year. | |
| It is alleged they carried out surveillance on people and places targeted by Russia between August 2020 and February 2023. | |
| Mr Ivanchev is listed as the owner of a London decorating business. | |
| Commander Dominic Murphy, from the the Met's Counter Terrorism Command, said Mr Ivanchev "was identified and arrested as a result of inquiries made following the previous five arrests in this investigation". | |
| Police said he was bailed after his initial arrest and charged on Tuesday. | |
| He is due to appear before Westminster Magistrates' Court on Wednesday. | |
| The other five accused are currently in custody, and are due to stand trial in October 2024. | |
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| Spying | Spying |
| Russia | Russia |