Detained in Rome when attempting to convey to the Russian officer, secret documents of the Officer of the Italian Navy name is Walter Biot. This is about this with reference to investigative sources reports ANSA.
According to the agency, Biot agreed to convey to the Russian officer documents of a military nature, they, in particular, concerned the military telecommunication systems of Italy. The material also states that the biota photographed documents from the computer screen and downloaded to the USB flash drive to transfer to the Russian officer.
According to Corriere Della Sera, he also tried to convey Russian secret information NATO.
As Ansa writes, Biot is the captain of the frigate and served in the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Italy, in the Department of Military Policy and Planning. According to the agency, the transmission of a flash drive with a copy of secret documents The Italian officer was supposed to receive € 5 thousand
Italian counterintelligence suspected the biota and Russian officer in collusion a few months ago, after which he set the surveillance behind them. Both were detained in Rome on March 30, when Biot tried to transfer secret data to Russian. The Italian officer is in prison, he was charged with political and military espionage.