A man arrested in Norway who is suspected of being a Russian spy has ties to Canada.
Norwegian authorities arrested Jose Assis Giammaria on Monday on suspicion of being an “illegal,” which is a term that describes a spy operating with a false identity.
Police allege Giammaria, described as a Brazilian researcher in Norwegian press, is actually Russian and works for a Russian intelligence service.
His lawyer, Thomas Hansen, told Verdens Gang AS news agency in Norway that Giammaria denies the accusations and is in shock.
A 2015 convocation program from Ottawa’s Carleton University shows Jose Assis Giammaria graduated with a honours bachelor of arts in political science with a concentration in international relations and a minor in communications studies….