Bulgarian Defendants Deny Espionage Charges in UK Court Appearance
At the Old Bailey court, five out of the six Bulgarians accused of espionage in the United Kingdom pleaded not guilty to charges of participating in a spy network allegedly operating on behalf of Russia. The group is accused of acting under the instructions of Austrian national Jan Marsalek, who is wanted for his involvement in a major financial fraud scheme. Tihomir Ivanchev, the sixth individual implicated in the case, was not present during the court session....