The Bulgarian accused of espionage for Russia: They do not have a single fact
Nikolai Malinov, accused of espionage by the Specialized Prosecutor’s Office, is currently in Moscow, where he is holding a number of meetings. The leader of the “Russophiles” movement was accused of putting himself in the service of a foreign organization to serve as a spy in order to divulge information that was a state secret.
Nikolai Malinov is currently in Moscow. He is adamant that there is no evidence against him.
“Once we play cards, fine. We’ll see what they bet on. All they have are bare accusations, without a single fact. I’ve never had access to classified information in my life so I can get it. “Somewhere to pass it on to someone. My positions have always been public. In front of all the media, after I was released from prison, they said that I would continue to do what I do. And I am adamant that this is right for Bulgaria,” Malinov said. in front of the Bulgarian New Television.
“The protections and defenses in the courtroom rely only on the lawyer. I will have a number of meetings today. I am currently at my hotel in the center of Moscow. I will meet with the head of the fourth department at the Foreign Ministry, who is in charge of the Balkans, as well as with Senator Klimov. We will discuss our party cooperation with him. Afterwards, I will meet with the director of the Kremlin’s foreign policy department. In the evening I will have dinner with Gavrailov and Baburin “, explained the leader of “Russophiles”.
He stressed that the Double-Headed Eagle is a non-governmental organization and that a precedent would be set in world law.
“Spying for an NGO – such a case will be the first in the world. In Bulgaria there was a similar case in the distant 1978 and failed. Vladimir Putin’s Institute for Strategic Studies is officially engaged in analyzing the situation throughout “I’m glad to go to court,” the “Russophiles” leader said.
Two years later, the investigation against Malinov entered court. He will be tried for “putting himself in the service of a foreign organization to serve as a spy” in order to divulge a state secret. The spy saga began in 2019, when Malinov was accused of espionage and arrested. He was later released on bail. It was then that another scandal erupted because footage of Malinov and Russian President Vladimir Putin appeared. It turned out that the then chairman of the “Russophiles” Association had received permission to leave the country and thus went to Russia, where Putin presented him with an order.