1 November 1996 THE MGB AND ITS NETWORK OF ORGANIZATIONS are not the only security structures operating in the region. The Dniester president, Igor Smirnov, has his own security service, which is made up of about 100 per-sons. Created in 1990, it is directly subordinated to Smirnov. Last February, it drew attention when its head, Valerii Gratov, was briefly arrested […]
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