Spy suspect in the UK of faces deportation

LONDON - the UK Government has arrested a crackdown which could often frosty relations between Great Britain and Russia rattling a woman working in the House of Commons on suspicion of espionage.

Mike Hancock, a legislator in British liberal Democrat party, said on Sunday, who had imprisoned his Parliamentary Assistant, Ekaterina Zatuliveter, Thursday of British authorities and faces deportation "based" your presence here not conducive to the public was probably, his Office said. Mr Hancock said his assistant plans appeal.

British newspaper Sunday Times reported that the British Home Secretary Theresa may 25-year old woman of Zatuliveter's detention approved.

The Home Office refused an opinion. News referred back Mr Hancock's Office in Portsmouth South, in the South of England, to the legislator release.

Keep tension on Zatuliveter's wife could Anglo-Russian relations, chill, not yet a suspected from Moscow's refusal to deliver in the poisoning of a former KGB officials in London. A u.k.-security official said that despite the cold war, Russian espionage high as it tries to win British military and commercial secrets.

Press photo agency United Kingdom lawmaker Mike Hancock

While Mr Hancock, who has no ministerial posts, too many State secrets would have been privy to all good spy connection would UK, embarrassing, especially as his assistant had full access to the Parliament. Mr. Hancock's Portsmouth constituency includes a large Royal Marine Base. It's not rare for British legislators to employ foreign nationals in such contributions. Special Advisor to Secretary of State William Hague is highest ranking employee German Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg Bosnian, during one.

According to Mr Hancock Ms Zatuliveter finished a master at Bradford University in the United Kingdom and had worked for him on a work visa for 2½ years.

British authorities asked after returning from vacation in August - a request with which works, said Mr Hancock. "You could have count as Then…but believed them nothing had done wrong", he said. "Given no evidence to her as the reasons for all this."

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