Canada has revoked the passport of an alleged Russian spy who fled after being freed on bail in Cyprus.
A Passport Canada spokesperson said the agency cancelled the travel document issued to Christopher Metsos, the accused paymaster of a Russian espionage ring.
Cypriot officials confirmed earlier this month that Mr. Metsos had assumed the identity of a dead five-year-old Canadian boy to obtain a passport, raising questions about document security.
The officials said they learned the details from Renata Wielgosz, Canada's ambassador to Cyprus and Greece.
Other reports indicated Mr. Metsos had obtained the passport through the Canadian embassy in Johannesburg, South Africa.
Ten other people arrested in the United States were sent back to Moscow after pleading guilty, part of a swap for prisoners in Russia.
