Paul William Hampel

Paul William Hampel

Paul William Hampel is the fictitious name of a man accused by the Canadian government of being a Russian spy masquerading as a Canadian Citizen. He was arrested on November 14, 2006 at Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport at about 6 p.m. just prior to boarding a plane departing Canada. ["Ottawa moves to deport alleged Russian spy," CTV.ca, Updated Thu. Nov. 16 2006 10:10 PM ET, accessed on Friday, November 17, 2006. [http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20061116/montreal_arrest_061116/20061116?hub=CTVNewsAt11] ] When he was arrested, he had in his possession a fraudulent Ontario birth certificate, US$6,810 in five currencies, a shortwave radio, index cards with detailed notes about Canadian history, two digital cameras, three cell phones and five cell phone sim cards, some of them password-protected. [ [http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2006/12/04/america/NA_GEN_Canada_Espionage_Arrest.php "Man accused of being Russian spy acknowledges he is Russian, will not fight deportation"] , "International Herald Tribune", 4 December 2006]

He was detained under a security certificate, signed by Public Safety Minister Stockwell Day and Immigration Minister Monte Solberg. According to the "National Post", the certificate asserts that the individual "was a foreign national engaged in espionage, a member of an espionage organisation and 'a danger to the security of Canada.'" ["Canadian authorities hold 'Russian spy'", "The Courier Mail", November 17, 2006 05:16am, accessed on November 16, 2006. http://www.news.com.au/couriermail/story/0,23739,20773241-23109,00.html] Specifically, he is suspected of being an elite agent in the SVR, Russia's Foreign Intelligence Service. [ [http://www.canada.com/nationalpost/news/story.html?id=a5b0a856-dcc9-4a6e-b8e6-593842ad5a1b "Judge scolds spying suspect's lawyers"] , "The National Post", 29 November 2006] A Federal Court judge has found the certificate reasonable and ordered "Hampel" to be expelled from Canada. [ [http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/2006-12-04-canada-spy_x.htm "Russian spy to be expelled from Canada"] , "USA Today", 4 December 2006] In order to speed up the deportation, Federal Court Justice Pierre Blais made a deal with the accused to seal the man's real name because of concerns for the safety of his family. In exchange, Hampel will not contest deportation to his homeland. [ [http://www.thestar.com/NASApp/cs/ContentServer?pagename=thestar/Layout/Article_Type1&c=Article&cid=1165272611050&call_pageid=968332188492&StarSource=RSS "Ottawa to deport Russian 'agent'"] , "The Toronto Star", 5 December 2006]

Hampel has admitted through his lawyer "that he is not Paul William Hampel, that he is a Russian citizen, born on October 21, 1961, and that he has no legal status in Canada." He does not admit to being a spy. [ [http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/2006-12-04-canada-spy_x.htm "Russian spy to be expelled from Canada"] , "USA Today", 4 December 2006]

Hampel started an "emerging markets" consultancy in Dublin, Ireland, but the business was stagnant in recent years. In 1997, Hampel set up in Dublin a company called Emerging Markets Research and Consulting Limited, and put one million dollars of capital into the company; however, the company never filed any returns. The company formed part of a business empire that Hampel controlled, and which operated in Sark, Belgrade, Cyprus and Canada. [ [http://www.newsmedianews.com/News/nirelandnews.php?subaction=showfull&id=1164300054&archive=&start_from=&ucat=39& "Ireland 'Russian spy training camp'"] , "Newsmedianews", 23 November 2006]

Paul William Hampel frequently traveled to Balkans and published a book of photographs "My Beautiful Balkans" ["My Beautiful Balkans" [http://www.mybeautifulbalkans.com/] ] .

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*http://ca.today.reuters.com/news/newsArticle.aspx?type=domesticNews&storyID=2006-11-16T161940Z_01_N16276761_RTRIDST_0_CANADA-SECURITY-CANADA-SPY-COL.XML
*http://www.news.com.au/couriermail/story/0,23739,20773241-23109,00.html
*http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20061116/montreal_arrest_061116/20061116?hub=CTVNewsAt11
*http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20061121/russianspy_claims_061121/20061121?hub=TopStories
*http://cas-ncr-nter03.cas-satj.gc.ca/fct-cf/docs/Summary.pdf
*http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20061122.wspy22/BNStory/National/home
*http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20061121/russianspy_claims_061122/20061122?hub=CTVNewsAt11
*http://serbianwatch.blogs.courrierinternational.com


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