In Austria, a former intelligence officer suspected of working for the FSB was launched

The Increased Regional Court docket of Vienna has launched Egisto Ott, who’s suspected of collaborating with the Russian intelligence providers, a former worker of the Federal Workplace for the Safety of the Structure and Counter Terrorism (BVT).

As reported The press and Supply man, the court docket granted the defendant’s request, ruling that there was no possible trigger to arrest Ott. The court docket famous that the case of a former BVT worker concerned fees for which he had already been detained in 2021 after which launched with out committing additional crimes.

The investigation of Ott will proceed on allegations of abuse in workplace and violation of state secrets and techniques. The previous Austrian intelligence officer denies all allegations.

Austrian police re-arrested a former worker of the nation’s high secret service, Egisto Ott, on the finish of March 2024. He’s believed to have helped collect numerous data for Jan Marsalek, former chief working officer of monetary startup Wirecard, is suspected of taking part in Russian intelligence operations.

So, as reported, it was Ott who found the house deal with of investigative journalist Hristo Grozev in Vienna and introduced it to Russia. As well as, Ott helped monitor individuals of curiosity to the Russian authorities – together with “dissidents” and brokers of Russia’s personal intelligence providers.