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Crackdown on foreign spies dealt a blow by security chief's surprise resignation

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Georgian securocrat Mamouka Mdinaradze celebrating Georgian Dream's presidential election victory, on 26 October 2024.
Georgian securocrat Mamouka Mdinaradze celebrating Georgian Dream's presidential election victory, on 26 October 2024. © Postimees/Scanpix Baltics via Reuters Connect
Georgian securocrat Mamouka Mdinaradze celebrating Georgian Dream's presidential election victory, on 26 October 2024.
Georgian securocrat Mamouka Mdinaradze celebrating Georgian Dream's presidential election victory, on 26 October 2024. © Postimees/Scanpix Baltics via Reuters Connect

The sudden resignation last month of securocrat Mamouka Mdinaradze, who oversaw the arrest this spring of four individuals suspected of spying for Russia and France, has raised eyebrows as the trials of the accused loom.

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