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Two Moldovan Civil Servants Detained for Spying for Russia
- Moldova is countering wave of hybrid attacks from Russia
- The country started EU accession negotiations in June
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Two Moldovan civil servants have been detained in Chisinau, the country’s capital, on charges of treason and conspiracy on behalf of a foreign state following raids on parliament, local prosecutors said in a statement.
Authorities are not naming the suspects, who have been described as an employee of the secretariat of the Moldovan legislature and a member of the border police. Local media has reported that they were allegedly passing information to Russia.