The German Trial in the case of a couple accused of spying for Russia began in the city of Stuttgart, Germany. They spied in Germany as illegal-scouts since the 1980s. They left for Germany with false documents with Austrian names of Andreas and Heidrun.
For twenty years, they passed secret information about NATO and the EU to Soviet and then Russian authorities, as well as advised the Foreign Intelligence Service of Russia on German defense and policy.
In 2009, Anshlag recruited the Dutch diplomat Raymond Valentino Puteray, who bought the papers from NATO and the EU. For cooperating, the agent was allegedly paid a total of 72,000 euros. According to the investigation, this information was about missile defense systems in Europe, the alliance's involvement in the conflicts in Kosovo, Afghanistan and Libya, the policy of NATO and the EU in Georgia and Azerbaijan.
On a tip from U.S. intelligence, the Anshlag family was noticed by German counterintelligence in August 2011.
The process is intriguing, because the illegal-scouts were brought to Germany, when a KGB officer, and now Russian President,Vladimir Putin, served there as a Director of the Dresden Friendship Palace USSR-GDR.
Spies can be imprisoned for up to 10 years-02D-
Politics
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On February 12, the Baku Appeals Court rejected the appeal to transfer journalist Ramin Djebrailzade (Deko) to house arrest, according to his lawyer Nemat Kerimli. The defense considers this decision unjustified, as no investigative actions have been conducted regarding Deko, who was arrested in connection with the Meydan TV case. The journalist denies the charge of currency smuggling. Representatives of the investigating authorities were unavailable for comment.
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The "Union for the Freedom of Political Prisoners of Azerbaijan" has published an updated list of political prisoners, which includes 357 names. Compared to the previous list from December 12 last year, the number of political prisoners has increased by 26 individuals. Among them are journalists Farid Ismayilov, Shamshad Agha, Shahnaz Beylergizi, and 13 arrested during the unrest in Imishli, among others.
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On February 12, the National Assembly of Armenia approved in the first reading the bill "On the Initiation of the Republic of Armenia's Accession to the European Union." According to Armenian media reports, 63 deputies voted in favor, and 7 voted against. The bill was presented by the civil initiative Evrovote, which collected 60,000 signatures from citizens. On January 9, the bill was approved by the government and sent to the parliament.
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On February 11, the third round of political consultations between the Ministries of Foreign Affairs of Azerbaijan and the United Arab Emirates took place in Abu Dhabi. The Azerbaijani side was headed by Deputy Foreign Minister Yalchin Rafiyev, while the Arab side was represented by Deputy Foreign Minister Ms. Lana Zaki Nusseibeh.
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