Georgia, Tbilisi, May 6 / Trend , N.Kirtskhalia/
Former representative of Georgia in NATO, dean of the Faculty of International Relations Institute of Politics Vakhtang Maysa, who was detained by the Georgia Internal Ministry, confessed to spying for the benefit of a third country, said the Ministry on Wednesday.
Having an access to state secrets Maysa was arrested as a suspect on charges of espionage - Article 314 Criminal Code of Georgia - for disclosing state secrets.
Maysa confessed that he had contact with representatives of foreign secret services and in accordance with their instructions prepared encrypted messages containing state secrets, including details of military, political and economic reasons, changes in government, on the acquisition of arms of Georgia.
Georgian Internal Ministry states that during the Georgian-Russian war in August last year, Maysa hourly transmitted information on the location of Georgian troops, number of military vehicles, locations to the opposite side. Maysa said that he annually received 7,000 euro and additional bonus for such information. Some 3,000 euro was transferred to Maysa's account in the Basis Bank after the August war.
Maysa acknowledged that he went to the Russian intelligence, through his acquaintance with professor from Ukraine. Then he sent a message to one of Russian officers.
Maysa faces imprisonment up to 12 years.
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