Five individuals are set to face charges of conspiracy to conduct espionage, according to an announcement by the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS). The accused, identified as Orlin Roussev (45), Bizer Dzhambazov (41), Katrin Ivanova (31), Ivan Stoyanov (31), and Vanya Gaberova (29), are believed to have conspired to collect information intended to be useful to an enemy. These charges stem from alleged offences occurring between August 30, 2020, and February 8, 2023.
All five individuals involved in the case are understood to be Bulgarian nationals. The CPS’s Nick Price, head of the Special Crime and Counter Terrorism Division, stated, “The CPS has authorized a charge of conspiracy to conduct espionage against three men and two women suspected of spying for Russia.”
