they have been in the uk for between ten and 15 years, the three defendants are orlin roussev, bizerv, and katrin ivanova. the latter two have been living as a couple in a series of suburban properties in london for about ten years. orlin roussev arrived earlier in the uk, about 15 years ago, and he worked in financial services, a technical role in communications, and later moved on to, he claims, own a company that was involved in signals intelligence, which involves the interception of communications. the other two worked, we're told, in health care jobs. that's what they told neighbours. they did own a local community group, which supported bulgarian people who move to the uk with english language classes and other things. this investigation was, is by the met police counterterrorism team, which is response offer espionage investigations. it investigated them in february. properties in london and great yarmouth were searched. they were charged with possessing fake id documents including passports, identity cards, and other documents for nine different countries, and they have been