“Because of their alias identity, illegals are difficult to discover,” the AIVD said. It said he was an “illegal” agent “who received long and extensive training.” The Dutch agency even released a redacted document, dated around 2010, in which he lays out his fabricated backstory. In a statement about the foiled bid to infiltrate the ICC, the Dutch intelligence agency said Cherkasov used “a well-constructed cover identity by which he concealed all his ties with Russia in general, and the GRU in particular.” The ICC takes these threats very seriously and will continue to work and cooperate with the Netherlands.” She said as the court’s host state, “the role of the Dutch authorities is key in the protection of the ICC headquarters. The court also is investigating alleged crimes committed during the 2008 Russo-Georgian War and has issued arrest warrants for three men who served in the Russian-backed self-declared republic of South Ossetia.Ĭourt spokeswoman Sonia Robla said the ICC “was briefed by the Dutch authorities and is very thankful to the Netherlands for this important operation and more generally, for exposing security threats.” In March, ICC Prosecutor Karim Khan opened an investigation in Ukraine, where Russian forces have been accused of war crimes. He might also have been able to influence criminal proceedings of the ICC.”Ģ2 reported killed in Independence Day attack in Ukraine “That way he would have been able to provide a significant contribution to the intelligence that the GRU is seeking. “If the intelligence officer had succeeded in gaining access as an intern to the ICC, he would have been able to gather intelligence there and to look for (or recruit) sources, and arrange to have access to the ICC’s digital systems,” the Dutch agency said.
The General Intelligence and Security Service of the Netherlands said the 36-year-old man, identified as Sergey Vladimirovich Cherkasov, worked for Russia’s shadowy GRU agency and tried to gain access to the global court based in The Hague under the cover name of Viktor Muller Ferreira. THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) - A Dutch intelligence agency said Thursday that it foiled a sophisticated attempt by a Russian spy using a false Brazilian identity to work as an intern at the International Criminal Court, which is investigating allegations of Russian war crimes in Ukraine.
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