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    GEORGIA'S NEW RUSSIAN SPY MYSTERY
    by Giorgi Lomsadze

    EurasiaNet
    Nov 1 2010
    NY

    Could Georgia be holding in custody an Anna Chapman of its own?

    Suspense is building up around an October 29 Reuters report that
    Georgia has arrested some 20 individuals on suspicion of espionage
    for Russia. Georgian police so far have neither confirmed nor denied
    the information.

    When asked to confirm the news at a November 1 press conference,
    the Foreign Ministry passed the buck to the Interior Ministry. "The
    Foreign Affairs Ministry has no information about this. This case is
    being handled entirely by the Interior Ministry," said Deputy Foreign
    Minister Nino Kalandze. The Interior Ministry is expected to unveil
    the details of its case later this week.

    Georgian news services reported on November 1 that the detainees
    include Batumi hotel manager Ruslan Galogre and, allegedly, his
    neighbor, a former Armenian Diaspora leader in Achara, the Black Sea
    region for which Batumi is the seat. Galogre's wife confirmed her
    husband's arrest to Interpessnews agency.

    The spy alarm has raised recollections of a 2006 crackdown when
    Georgia arrested and handed over to Moscow several Russian nationals.

    Moscow then responded by severing postal, wire transfer and travel
    ties with Tbilisi and deporting scores of Georgians.

    This time, the Kremlin seems to be saving its fire until more details
    surface. "As far as I know, this involves citizens of Georgia," said
    Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov. "We do not know anything more
    than this."




    From: A. Papazian
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