SMM member confesses to working for foreign intelligence

An OSCE SMM member, detained by the LPR State Security Ministry, has confessed to passing sensitive information to foreign special services, the Ministry's press office said.

Two members of the OSCE SMM have been detained earlier on suspicion of high treason. The State Security has identified today one of the suspects as Michael Petrov.

"He has confessed to having passed sensitive data to representatives of foreign special services to the detriment of national security," the report said.

The LPR Head Leonid Pasechnik has banned the activities of the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission in the LPR starting from April 30. *t