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Women pass outside of the hotel where Christopher Robert Metsos, the 11th suspect in an alleged1 Russian spy ring assigned to infiltrate2 American society, was believed to have been staying in the southern coastal3 resort of Larnaca, Cyprus, 30 Jun 2010
Police in Cyprus are searching for one of the 11 suspects accused by the United States of spying for Russia.
Police say 54-year-old Christopher Robert Metsos failed to appear at a police station in the city of Larnaca Wednesday. Metsos was expected there after Cypriot authorities had granted him bail4 until his extradition5 hearing on July 29.
Metsos was the 11th suspect named after U.S. authorities announced the arrests of 10 people accused of carrying out long-term, deep-cover assignments in the United States for the Russian foreign intelligence service, the SVR.
He was arrested at Larnaca airport early Tuesday as he attempted to leave the island with a one-way ticket to Hungary.
Metsos's disappearance6 is a huge embarrassment7 for Cypriot authorities who have already been criticized for setting him free on bail.
There has also been a public outcry over the way the matter was handled.
(Man): "It is basically a weakness of the authorities really, they have to be more careful and "thinkful" in these kind of matters."
(Man 2): "If you leave somebody like this, obviously he will try to disappear ... yes?"
Minister of Justice Loucas Louca called the court decision to grant bail "wrong". Even police officials were surprised Metsos had been set free.
Louca told reporters there are certain indications as to where the suspect is now, but refused to elaborate.
The judge, Christos Philippou, has been widely condemned8 for making what some commentators9 describe as a "naive10 decision."
Metsos was staying alone at a low-budget apartment complex in the coastal resort of Larnaca. Police said they have no indication he has left the island or crossed over into its breakaway northern Turkish sector11.
Authorities could face problems if Metsos has slipped into the north.
There is neither an extradition treaty nor formal diplomatic ties with the breakaway state, but a working relationship has been forged that has resulted in a number of criminal suspects being deported12 in the past.
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vt./vi.渗入,透过;浸润 | |
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adj.海岸的,沿海的,沿岸的 | |
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v.舀(水),保释;n.保证金,保释,保释人 | |
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n.消失,消散,失踪 | |
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n.部门,部分;防御地段,防区;扇形 | |
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v.将…驱逐出境( deport的过去式和过去分词 );举止 | |
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