US citizen gathering intelligence arrested in Dagestan
APA: Local police officers arrested Kelly Mac Eversy, an associate of the US John Hopkins University, on March 29 in Khasavyurd, Dagestan. Recorder, camera and other equipment ere found in his bag. He showed legal documents to the police but police got him testify for 5 hours and recorded this process.
Dagestan Interior Ministry told APA bureau in Dagestan that Kelly was in ‘Svoboda Slova’ printing house director’s car and the police took him to Sovetski police department.
“He was provided with a lawyer in the police station at once. No pressure was exerted on him. He said in his testimony that he came to familiarize himself with culture of nations living here but gathered intelligence and belongings in his bag refuted his words. So, a search was carried out in his apartment”.
The Ministry stated that Kelly gathered information of intelligence character in Dagestan. He has been in Dagestan since March 15 and took photos of some strategic facilities.
APA bureau reports that Kelly Mac Eversy will be deported from Dagestan. /APA/
Dagestan Interior Ministry told APA bureau in Dagestan that Kelly was in ‘Svoboda Slova’ printing house director’s car and the police took him to Sovetski police department.
“He was provided with a lawyer in the police station at once. No pressure was exerted on him. He said in his testimony that he came to familiarize himself with culture of nations living here but gathered intelligence and belongings in his bag refuted his words. So, a search was carried out in his apartment”.
The Ministry stated that Kelly gathered information of intelligence character in Dagestan. He has been in Dagestan since March 15 and took photos of some strategic facilities.
APA bureau reports that Kelly Mac Eversy will be deported from Dagestan. /APA/
posted by Marko at 3/31/2006 09:53:00 PM
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