Pablo J., who was arrested in February last year and suspected of espionage for the Russian military intelligence, is still in detention. The independent Russian News Agency has obtained new information about a man who claims to be a journalist who was arrested by the Internal Security Service. It turns out that in the past he may have also infiltrated Zhanna Nemtsova, daughter of slain Russian opposition leader Boris Nemtsov.
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Let’s remember – Pablo G. was detained by ABW officers at the end of February 2022 in Przemyśl. According to investigators, the detainee carried out espionage activities in Warsaw, Przemyśl, Medica and other Polish cities, as well as in Ukraine and other countries. Shortly before his arrest, Ji was asked by the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) to leave the country.
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The man claimed that he was a journalist, had Spanish and Russian passports (in the latter he was listed as Paweł Rubcow). After the arrest by the ABW, international press organizations such as The Committee to Protect Journalists, Reporters Without Borders, and Amnesty International have called for his release, accusing Polish agencies of illegal activities..
It is known that in 2014, on suspicion of espionage for Russia, he was in the Crimea, where he moved freely among the “little green men”, as evidenced by his photographs from that period. The Internal Security Service suspects him of working for Russian military intelligence.
Now the agency service reported that Pablo G was also going to be used in another episode. As we read, the GRU destined him for espionage Boris Nemtsov Foundation and the daughter of the murdered Russian dissident Zhanna Nemtsova.
He was spying on Zhanna Nemtsova
I met Nemtsova in 2016 in Brussels while discussing the candidacy for the post of Special Rapporteur of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe on the murder of Boris Nemtsov. Zhanna Nemtsova, co-founder of the foundation, and G. became friends, a source at the foundation told us. According to our interlocutor, the foundation invited J.J. to attend its conferences, and the Spanish journalist received the staff of the Foundation in his home in Spain.
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Furthermore, reports of Pablo J intercepted by Polish services indicate that he described in detail what Nemtsowa and her friends, employees and associates were doing. Polish services disclosed his activities after accessing his electronic devices. Our source does not know to whom “J” sent his messages, but they were written like reports for intelligence services. G. also demanded reimbursement of expenses incurred during contacts with the Nemcowa organization, ”we read further.
Letters from Nemtsov and Sr. Director at RBK Media
The target of particular interest to the Hispanic Russian spy was the summer journalism school, which was attended by citizens from the United States and Ukraine. In one report, he expressed his satisfaction at having attended an event There was no one from the Russian media group RBK, because someone recognized him (G.’s father, Alexei Rubtsov, has been a director at RBK for decades).
The agency adds that Polish investigators have found devices belonging to G.’s letters from Boris Nemtsov, which he could have copied from anna Nemtsova’s computer. “According to a source in the Nemtsov Foundation, Polish investigators are planning to bring another charge against G. for illegal access to information,” the source explains.
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