Czech Republic, Hungary, Romania bust Belarus spy network in Europe
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Czech Republic, Hungary, and Romania have intercepted a spy network being formed in Europe by Belarus, the Security Information Service (BIS) shared on Monday.
The Czech counterintelligence institution disclosed that a team of agents discovered spies in several European countries from Belarus’s security agency KGB.
A former deputy head of the Moldovan intelligence service SIS delivered classified information to the KGB, head of BIS Michal Koudelka said in a statement.
The agency indicated that Belarus was able to organize the network because its diplomats could freely enter European nations, recommending concerted actions to counter hostile activities.
“We need to restrict the movement of accredited diplomats from Russia and Belarus within the Schengen area,” Koudelka advised.
Meanwhile, the Czech Foreign Ministry has confirmed the expulsion of a Belarusian agent who pretended to be an attaché. He has 72 hours to leave the country.
Romania is also waging war on espionage with the anti-organized crime agency, DIICOT, announcing an arrest warrant for a 47-year-old suspect on treason charges.
The suspect, who previously worked with Moldova’s SIS, is accused of liaising with Belarusian intelligence officers and leaking secrets that could “endanger national security.”
Czech Republic, Hungary, Romania bust Belarus spy network in Europe
