An employee of Bulgaria’s interior ministry was arrested on Monday on suspicion of spying for Russia, the Mediapool news outlet reported.
The employee, an officer with Bulgaria’s General Directorate for Combatting Organized Crime, is believed to have leaked classified information to a diplomat with the Russian Embassy in Sofia.
“Unfortunately, it is about an employee of the Ministry of Interior who is being monitored,” said Interior Ministry Secretary General Zhivko Kotsev. “It is about espionage actions, but at this stage I will refrain from more comments.”
