Georgia Arrests Kremlin-Linked NGO Head on Allegations of Spying for Two Foreign Countries - Civil Georgia

Georgia Arrests Kremlin-Linked NGO Head on Allegations of Spying for Two Foreign Countries - Civil Georgia

The State Security Service of Georgia (SSSG) said it arrested a Georgian citizen, later identified as Gulbaat Rtskhiladze, head of a Kremlin-affiliated non-governmental organization, on allegations of spying for the intelligence services of two countries. The countries allegedly involved have not been officially named. Gulbaat Rtskhiladze is a pro-Russian figure and the founder and head of the Eurasia Institute, a Kremlin-affiliated non-governme…

Georgia detains NGO head on espionage charges

The arrest was announced on Friday by Deputy Head of the SSG Lasha Magradze during a briefing. According to Magradze, the suspect is the founder and head of a non-governmental organisation, News.Az reports, citing News Georgia. Investigators allege that the man acted in the interests of foreign states in exchange for financial compensation, maintained covert contacts with representatives of foreign intelligence services both inside and outside G…