Italy Arrests Former Intelligence Officer in Alleged Russia Spy Case
Prosecutors say the suspects passed classified defense and military data to a Russian operative in exchange for money, with four active-duty soldiers under investigation.
- On Tuesday, Italian police arrested two people, including a 59-year-old former Carabinieri officer, for allegedly passing classified information to a Russian agent.
- Five other individuals are under investigation in a probe launched in May 2025, with prosecutors alleging the main suspect obtained protected information from four serving members of the Italian military.
- Police said the Russian intelligence officer involved enjoyed diplomatic immunity on Italian territory, while accusations include unauthorized access to IT and telecoms services.
- Italian Defence Minister Guido Crosetto described the espionage as a "hybrid war" involving "internal traitors who are prepared to sell out their nation," saying the investigation reveals Russia's true attitude toward Italy.
- Citing the 2021 arrest of naval officer Walter Biot, who received almost 30 years in prison for similar espionage, officials stated "There can be no tolerance" toward those compromising national security.
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Italy has arrested two people suspected of spying for Russia. Five more people are under investigation. "This hybrid war is just the tip of a gigantic iceberg," writes Italian Defense Minister Guido Crosetto.
Arrested two 007 accused of having sold secret information to Moscow. For pm, put at risk national security. An insistent alarm of intelligence on the Russian threat. Crosetto: "It is the tip of the iceberg." Daniele Stasi (University of Foggia): "The acts of espionage are there and will always be there. And they are not traceable."
In Rome, two men suspected of transmitting classified information to Russian intelligence services were detained, including a former Italian intelligence officer.
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There is an Italy that never tires of playing the Cold War, or that perhaps has understood that it never ended. The images disseminated by the Operational Speciale Raggruppament (ROS) of the Carabinieri have returned this Tuesday to bring this world to light: Italian exagents who sold in the most diverse ways secrets to Russian spies. The provisional balance: two detainees with precautionary measures and five others investigated, according to th…
Italy Arrests Two Former Intelligence Operatives in Russian Espionage Case
Two retired Italian internal intelligence agents have been arrested in Rome on charges of espionage on behalf of Russia and unauthorized access to computer systems, Italian outlet Corriere della Sera reported on July 7. The suspects, Gavino Raoul Piras and Vincenzo Di Pasquale, both former employees of the Internal Information and Security Agency (AISI), are accused of providing sensitive data to a Russian intelligence operative in exchange for …
Italy Arrests 2 Over Alleged Spying for Russia
Italy has arrested two people, including a former member of its intelligence services, for allegedly passing classified information to a Russian agent, the Rome prosecutor's office said on Tuesday.
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