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Mike Burns From: john Areerso9 Sent: Saturday July C8, 2013 234 2M Te: Jon Anderson Subject: Georgia statement on esp cnage case gS Atachments: {GEORGIA Statement en Espionage Case Jy y <grevings everghod laches and pated alow 2 statement vom she Govemnment af Grove onthe reer espionage case. Bust Rear, John =o FESS. VATEVENT st Photographers Suspected of Spying Released b; Internal Affairs of Georgia Evidence Agi Thtisi City Court Orders 80 Months Pre-Trial Detention for re Suspects; Releases One on Tal iis du 9, 2012 4S. 2011, the Countertcltigence Department ef she Minstry of Imernal Affirs of Goongin detained four iron onunpucion of expionage: Teak Gedenid’a, 2 pbotagrapher For the Bess Service of the President of Gaoeiay fre spans, Nata Gialenidze, photearapher forthe Georgian newspaner 7 Zara Konikide, © Gretraer snr exs Lwrapen Presse Agency m Georpnas and Goes Apaadae phage Ter the Ministry of “Tce of te for suspeets—Zorob Kurs, Ia ede, and Giorgs Alstaae— were charged wih expunge Fike atete STH (par 1) af Ganrgia Criminal Cavs, whl Nata Gedcnidae as accused of abetting espionage, The we Clas conn eagneed Koreas, Geenidae yn! Abdali 1 ove nwiths paetnal detention nd weleased Novi CGedenidae on Pai. The cost hearmg far the cases scheduled for Septemocr 1.2011 she yrnests cum after a years Tong insestigation, which revealed that Kunde was tn comet with offists of the Main Tuctigue Divison af the Misty of Detene nf Russia (GRU: spect, he eommurcac ith Aut Skin deed Obs bovh ef hota was hy Georgian ly enforcement agencies “espe, Aung the vine siepesce daring th version obi epi communion dts fends pring Kurskida's ets wath Sins and Orolo that Karsikide® moviniined regu comet with several Russian sitizans ay Msew (© Feet A top secre and condcnfal Udcuments gathered by she oie thee suspsts why were detains Alona thes seus oe sets craplyces. Gedenidvs and Ahdalades phocograped clasiiog materials, which hey dhe eee eee Runchider Tor monetary compensation; Kursikulze in turn seat the pleoprapis of te elssifed oct Fens to Mose he instigation abo reve fou MIA souch of the personal eaaputer ened by Gedenier jhe phono the Peston Pace ng that houses the President and is admintaton: aration teat Ine Fae cine: dete the Picsiden's vist and meting and information shout the perenne] ot the Pc sient » Adinistatign. The sy files afbo mere Found on Kustsikie"s computes tn} Abstr: vended cls documents photes vf Todas, te MEA tleused some of the evidens that has hoon gare, rsh the cetimaies of skh nd Nai Ganda: eephone cmversatons Petwech Kortshides, Gedenkizs, and Absadre. aboot povey tewstes: ed oes eater ee eee ocuments icemeved fs the suspects’ computers. “Among the dctunents isa dete plan of the eae eee plemented by the MLA and the Goss rniveat Procection Spas Service af Georgn ving ait of Moniek foci etal hosted by Bes dco Suakasher ace aso sa compete tf al sergio izes wor in tae ated Nations systems nd there are images af he cr plats of the Presenal Ple= ss vhs evidence can be seals inpulce.gesinde pap 1, uta patie gevindex php?m=88newside2682In=700. coining kr his teximoas, Goesméze begun uanstereng infersation to Knneikides in eschangs for maneety Aceon MM Sfter he ean working in the presesoTvice of the Prides Admiulstraon i 286, Intl. Jeanine aakee Cedenidoe ww provide ban oath phowes of the Presidents mesctings, rps. and events as well wil aera cco te place ext people (eared i hem —in ores bo sell these Dieals to @ phos ageney in Moscow, Fear itaklte ueked Cesscmigee to share cenfdeatial ialormation about the Present saw his, Aduvinitratin aa ee utes ay the Presidents photegrapher ang siackvaulel bir by three to Teves ths caer i ie of phos ts npped couperating. As ascsul, Geden'7scoatined x at on Kuti istration, Ihe ML\"s Couuree-tnelligence Depaminent is ostinaing investigation of the ese H0