“Russian spy” from Canada escapes from Cyprus Police

A Canadian national arrested yesterday in connection with an alleged Russian spy network in the United States has gone missing, Cyprus Police Spokesman Michalis Katsounotos said on Wednesday, adding that the Police awaits a warrant for his arrest to be issued.

Katsounotos told CNA, that Robert Christopher Metsos, 54, arrested yesterday in the passport control area in Larnaka International Airport as he was preparing to leave Cyprus, violated the terms of his bail, as he failed to show up to a Larnaka police station.

A Larnaca District Court released Metsos yesterday on condition he would visit a police station in Larnaka each day and surrender his travel documents. He was supposed to sign in between 18:00 and 20:00. The extradition hearing was set to begin late July.

''He didn't show up until 20:00, he was given sufficient time to comply with the court order, however until now he didn't show up thus violating the terms set by the Court ruling,'' Katsounotos added.

The Police ''mobilised the procedure for the issuance of an arrest warrant for violating the court order,'' he said.

According to the message the Cypriot Police received from the US Authorities seeking the arrest of Metsos, ''he along with other persons was acting as an agent giving classified information to Russia.''