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As a deputy head of the Soviet [[KGB]] investigation department, Trofimov supervised all cases of dissidents including [[Sergei Kovalyov]], [[Gleb Yakunin]], [[Alexei Smirnov (physicist)|Alexei Smirnov]], and [[Yuri Feodorovich Orlov|Yuri Orlov]]. He was later FSB deputy director and head of service for the Moscow region until 1997, when he was fired by [[Boris Yeltsin]] after an examination by federal accountants into "gross violations and flaws in his work". According to the Russian newspaper [[Kommersant]], Tromifov had led the investigation into an illegal [[slush fund]] operated by Yeltsin's election campaign. |
As a deputy head of the Soviet [[KGB]] investigation department, Trofimov supervised all cases of dissidents including [[Sergei Kovalyov]], [[Gleb Yakunin]], [[Alexei Smirnov (physicist)|Alexei Smirnov]], and [[Yuri Feodorovich Orlov|Yuri Orlov]]. He was later FSB deputy director and head of service for the Moscow region until 1997, when he was fired by [[Boris Yeltsin]] after an examination by federal accountants into "gross violations and flaws in his work". According to the Russian newspaper [[Kommersant]], Tromifov had led the investigation into an illegal [[slush fund]] operated by Yeltsin's election campaign. |
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In April 2006, [[Gerard Batten]], the [[London]] [[United Kingdom Independence Party]] [[Member of the European Parliament|MEP]] accused [[Romano Prodi]], the centre-left Italian [[Prime Minister of Italy|Prime Minister]] and former President of the [[European Commission]], of being a [[KGB]] agent, basing his accusation upon information which was given to him by [[Alexander Litvinenko]]. Litvinenko claims he was given this information by Trofimov, whom allegedly described Prodi as "our man in Italy". The [[EU Reporter]], a Brussels-based organisation, on 3 April 2006, claimed that "another high-level source, a former KGB operative in London, has confirmed the story".<ref>{{cite web |
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| accessdate = 2006-11-21 }}{{deadlink}}</ref> A report by the [[Conflict Studies Research Centre]] of the [[Defence Academy of the United Kingdom]] from May 2007 noted that Trofimov was never the head of the [[FSB]], which did not oversee intelligence operations, had never worked in the intelligence directorate of the [[KGB]] or its successor the [[SVR]], nor had he worked in the [[counterintelligence]] department of the intelligence services, nor had he ever worked in Italy, making it difficult to understand how Trofimov would have had knowledge about such a recruitment. [[Henry Plater-Zyberk]], the co-author of the report suggested that Trofimov was "conveniently dead", so "could neither confirm nor deny the story", and noted Litvinenko's history of making accusations without evidence to back them up.<REF>{{cite book |
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Litvinenko, who knew Trofimov personally, told the media that he believed Trofimov's killing was a political assassination, and that Trofimov had opposed both the [[Chechen War]] and the earlier appointment of [[Vladimir Putin]] as FSB chief. Litvinenko himself later died under mysterious circumstances in November 2006. |
Litvinenko, who knew Trofimov personally, told the media that he believed Trofimov's killing was a political assassination, and that Trofimov had opposed both the [[Chechen War]] and the earlier appointment of [[Vladimir Putin]] as FSB chief. Litvinenko himself later died under mysterious circumstances in November 2006. |
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Anatoly Trofimov (Russian: Анато́лий Васи́льевич Трофи́мов, Anatoliy Vasilyevich Trofimov, July 14, 1940 — April 10, 2005) was a retired deputy director of the Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) who was assassinated in April 2005 by unidentified gunmen while driving near his north Moscow home. Trofimov's wife was also in the car and later died from wounds received during the attack; their four-year-old daughter was also present but survived.
As a deputy head of the Soviet KGB investigation department, Trofimov supervised all cases of dissidents including Sergei Kovalyov, Gleb Yakunin, Alexei Smirnov, and Yuri Orlov. He was later FSB deputy director and head of service for the Moscow region until 1997, when he was fired by Boris Yeltsin after an examination by federal accountants into "gross violations and flaws in his work". According to the Russian newspaper Kommersant, Tromifov had led the investigation into an illegal slush fund operated by Yeltsin's election campaign.
In April 2006, Gerard Batten, the London United Kingdom Independence Party MEP accused Romano Prodi, the centre-left Italian Prime Minister and former President of the European Commission, of being a KGB agent, basing his accusation upon information which was given to him by Alexander Litvinenko. Litvinenko claims he was given this information by Trofimov, whom allegedly described Prodi as "our man in Italy". The EU Reporter, a Brussels-based organisation, on 3 April 2006, claimed that "another high-level source, a former KGB operative in London, has confirmed the story".[1] A report by the Conflict Studies Research Centre of the Defence Academy of the United Kingdom from May 2007 noted that Trofimov was never the head of the FSB, which did not oversee intelligence operations, had never worked in the intelligence directorate of the KGB or its successor the SVR, nor had he worked in the counterintelligence department of the intelligence services, nor had he ever worked in Italy, making it difficult to understand how Trofimov would have had knowledge about such a recruitment. Henry Plater-Zyberk, the co-author of the report suggested that Trofimov was "conveniently dead", so "could neither confirm nor deny the story", and noted Litvinenko's history of making accusations without evidence to back them up.[2]
Litvinenko, who knew Trofimov personally, told the media that he believed Trofimov's killing was a political assassination, and that Trofimov had opposed both the Chechen War and the earlier appointment of Vladimir Putin as FSB chief. Litvinenko himself later died under mysterious circumstances in November 2006.
References
- ^ Donnelly, Cillian (2006-04-03). "Prodi Accused Of Being Former Soviet Agent". EU Reporter. Retrieved 2006-11-21.[dead link]
- ^ Monaghan, Dr Andrew (22 May 2007). "Misunderstanding Russia: Alexander Litvinenko". The UK & Russia - A Troubled Relationship Part I (PDF). Conflict Studies Research Centre of the Defence Academy of the United Kingdom. pp. pp. 9-12. ISBN 9781905962150. Retrieved 2008-11-11.
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External links
- Slain Russian officer's wife dies - BBC News
- Alexander Stille, "The secret life of Mario Scaramella" - Slate.com, Dec. 11, 2006. Alexander Stille is the author of The Sack of Rome: How a Beautiful European Country with a Fabled History and a Storied Culture Was Taken Over by a Man Named Silvio Berlusconi, Penguin Books, 2006.