A RUSSIAN agent lied about having a mind tumour so he may get pleasure from a grimy weekend away, a court docket has heard.
Bizer Dzhambazov, 43, advised his girlfriend that he was returning to his native Bulgaria for therapy.
FbRussian agent, Bizer Dzhambazov, lied about having a mind tumour so he may get pleasure from a grimy weekend away, a court docket has heard[/caption]
However Katrin Ivanova, 33, struggled to pay money for him to see if he was OK — not realising he had been along with his lover till he was collared for spying 18 months later.
She claimed the primary she heard of his affair with beautician Vanya Gaberova, 30, was when the pair had been discovered bare in mattress collectively by police who got here to arrest him.
Lab assistant Ivanova, from Harrow, North West London, advised the court docket: “After I requested about his well being, I used to be being advised I used to be pressuring him.
“I perceive now that he was dwelling a double life.”
“However as we see, in October, Mr Dzhambazov was in Bulgaria, sure however he was with Ms Gaberova.
“A relationship with me and a relationship with one other girl – a parallel relationship that was happening for over 18 months.”
Dzhambazov and fellow Bulgarian Orlin Roussev, 46, have admitted spying for Moscow.
Ivanova, Gaberova and Tihomir Ivanchev, 39, all Bulgarian, all deny being a part of a Russian spy ring.
The trial on the Previous Bailey continues.