30749003 Irish media have named the name of the expelled Russian diplomat
The newspaper The Irish Times has learned the name of the diplomat, who is suspected of stealing the data of six citizens of Ireland. According to the edition, his name is Alexander Smirnov. The website of the Russian Embassy in Ireland it means the first secretary of the visa department. On the expulsion of a diplomat from Ireland, became known on February 1. It was reported that he was expelled from the country, however, writes The Irish Times, he still did not leave Ireland. According to law enforcement authorities of Ireland, stolen passport data of citizens of this country used to produce counterfeit documents. In particular they were used spies, sent from the U.S. in the summer of 2010. For example, a passport in the name of the Irish Kathryn Sherry enjoyed Anna Chapman. The Russian Foreign Ministry expel a Russian diplomat called "unfounded unfriendly act."