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The attack on Gramsh's factory, the Russian Mikhail Zorin came to Albania as a recruit from Russian intelligence

Politiko 2023-05-29 08:45:56

The attack on Gramsh's factory, the Russian Mikhail Zorin came to Albania

The blogger, suspected of being a Russian spy, has incriminated himself in a confession to investigators that is considered a top security secret.

However, nine months after the sensational arrest of three bloggers Svetlana Timofeeva, Fedir Alpatov and Mikhail Zorin, on charges of espionage, the Court of Elbasan on May 25 ordered their release from prison after the Prosecution of Elbasan failed to prove with evidence the charges against them within the legal deadlines of the investigation.

But the investigation continues at large for the Russian Timofeeva and the Ukrainian Alpatov. As for the Russian Mikhail Zorin, the court set the measure of house arrest.

According to the sources of the Top Channel journalist, Anila Hoxha, Zorin, 25 years old, a chemistry student in the Czech Republic, has admitted that he was recruited by the Russian intelligence agency FSB, during a civic protest in Moscow where they accompanied him.

"I entered Albania by bicycle from Montenegro. I came with the task of photographing some locations that I would then send by telegram. I took pictures in Boville, Poliçan, Patos and Gramsh", Zorinin quotes a very reliable source close to the Albanian anti-terrorist.

According to the data of the 'TIMS' system, Mikhail Zorin entered Albania from Muriqani. It was the first time for him and according to the data he crossed the border on July 30, 2022, at 8:04 p.m. Mikhail Zorin had met Svetlana Timofeevan as a blogger and both were members of student networks.

"The whole plan of our guide in Albania was compiled by Mikhail, it was compiled in detail, with internet research. He wrote to me; I'm in Albania, come on, you have a lot to see", Svetlana Timofeeva confessed to Exclusive.

How did they find the former weapons factory in Gramsh? Here's what he says about Timofeeva:

"I don't know how Mikhail found it, but he did. It was in his plan to visit that place. We got there at lunch, we stayed at a pizzeria, because it was raining a lot and we were waiting for the weather to calm down. And when it started to get dark we said let's go inside and take pictures. The factory looked at first sight like something abandoned, not working. We entered there. We walked for almost an hour inside and entered different sectors. We used to take pictures of old things. There were no soldiers there, I didn't see any. Each of us moved independently and on our own account, because we did not want to photograph each other. And for this reason, the one who finished came out".

In the file available to Exclusive, there is also the testimony of the soldiers who spotted the movements of the three young men in the factory, which refutes their claim that the facility was abandoned./ TCH

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