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07 November 2010 By Markaz Kavkaz
A spy ring in Georgia, which covertly gathered
information for Russian military intelligence GRU, was
uncovered mainly due to a double agent, a former
Soviet Army officer, implanted into the GRU, the
counter-intelligence department of the Georgian
ministry of interior said in a statement released on
Friday.
The large-scale operation against Russian intelligence
network in Georgia was named "Enver".
"The counter-intelligence department completed a large
special operation called "Enver". As a result,
contacts were found between the GRU, and dozens of
persons in Georgia", the statement said.
The department reported that "in the course of the
operation, the Georgian counter-intelligence implanted
a former Soviet Army officer into the GRU, who gained
trust of the Russian military intelligence and started
to work for this agency as a liaison officer".
"In order to carry out espionage activities, Russians
gave him special hardware and software for encrypting
the data exchange. This person handed over both
hardware and software to the Department thereby made
it possible to identify their functioning mechanisms",
the Georgian counter-intelligence reported.
About 15 persons - nine Georgians and four Russian
citizens - were arrested as a result of the operation.
Two persons were released according to procedural
agreements.
Georgian Citizens:
1. Bakur Kiguradze, founder of NGO "Globalization
Institute", businessman.
- Charged with espionage according to article no. 314
of Georgian Criminal Code
- Reported secret information to the GRU on military
cooperation between Georgia and other countries.
2. Viacheslav Pluzhnikov, pilot of Georgian Air
Forces.
- Charged with espionage according to article no. 314
of Georgian Criminal Code
- Reported secret information to the GRU on the flight
time-tables and pilots of Georgian Air Forces.
3. Gabriel Ustalishvili, pilot of Georgian Air Forces.
- Charged with espionage according to Article no. 314
of Georgian Criminal Code
- Reported secret information to the GRU on military
readiness and mobilization resources of Georgian Armed
Forces.
4. David Meskhidze, pilot of Georgian Air Forces.
- Charged with espionage according to Article no. 314
of Georgian Criminal Code
- Reported secret information to the GRU on military
trainings and inspections in Georgian Armed Forces.
5. Gela Kakabadze, pilot of Georgian Air Forces.
- Charged with espionage according to Article no. 314
of Georgian Criminal Code
- Reported secret information to the GRU on the
numbers of military personnel, weapons, military
hardware and transport in Georgian Armed Forces.
6. Gocha Diasamidze, pilot of Georgian Air Forces.
- Charged with espionage according to Article no. 314
of Georgian Criminal Code
- Reported secret information to the GRU on the level
of combat and operative readiness of Georgian Armed
Forces.
7. Tariel Abashidze, pilot of Georgian Air Forces.
- Charged with espionage according to Article no. 314
of Georgian Criminal Code
- Reported secret information to the GRU on the
working regime, structure and personnel of important
military and civil facilities.
8. Ruslan Galogre, businessman.
- Charged with working on special service of a foreign
country according to Article no. 311 of Georgian
Criminal Code
- According to instructions from the GRU, conducted
surveillance on certain individuals.
9. Eduard Abdulaev, sailor, radio specialist.
- Charged with espionage according to Article no. 314
of Georgian Criminal Code
- Reported secret information to the GRU on military
communications and radio call signs.
Russian Citizens:
10. Armen Gevorkian, director of company "Saybolt
Georgia."
- Charged with espionage according to Article no. 314
of Georgian Criminal Code
- Reported secret information to the GRU on the
cooperation between the armed forces of Georgia and
other countries.
11. Ruben Shikoian, deputy director of company "Saybolt
Georgia."
- Charged with espionage according to Article no. 314
of Georgian Criminal Code
- Reported secret information to the GRU on the
contracts signed between Georgian Ministry of Defense
and foreign companies regarding military purchases.
12. Petre Devrishadze, businessman.
- Charged with working on special service of a foreign
country according to Article no. 311 of Georgian
Criminal Code
- According to instructions from the GRU, conducted
surveillance on certain individuals.
13. Iuri Skrilnikov, GRU liaison officer.
- Charged with working on special service of a foreign
country according to Article no. 311 of Georgian
Criminal Code
- Organized meetings with GRU contacts on Georgian
territory and transferred secret information abroad.
The Ministry of Internal Affairs published confessions
of the two spies.
Increasing arrests of suspected of Russian spies
indicate that "everything is not all right" with the
secret services of the neighboring country, said a
Georgian expert, Mamuka Areshidze.
"Recently, Russian spies were arrested in several
countries, including Georgia. It suggests that
everything is not all right with Russian special
services, and agents easily fail.
It seems, they have serious problems, and their system
is destroyed.
According to Russian political scientists and
specialists, the situation, both within the GRU, as
well as in the foreign intelligence SVR, is very bad",
the expert said in an interview with the Georgian news
agency GHN commenting on the arrest of Russian spies.
As for an expected reaction from Moscow, according to
Areshidze, "in case of adequate Russian behavior, the
arrest of spies should not cause much reaction.
However, inadequate steps could be expected from
Moscow".
"Everything that happens in Georgia and is connected
with Russia in some context causes irritation of
Moscow. So, it is difficult to predict their reaction,
but clearly, they don't start a new war", the expert
said.
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