Man charged with assisting Russian intelligence
- On Wednesday, prosecutors charged 31-year-old Joshua Cammidge with assisting a foreign intelligence service and preparing an act of sabotage. Counter Terrorism Policing London officers apprehended the British national at a Swindon property on Friday.
- Cammidge allegedly communicated with and received instructions from a representative of the GRU Volunteer Corps, a group controlled by Russia's military intelligence agency. The charges stem from this alleged contact.
- CTP London led the investigation into Cammidge, who faced further detention on Saturday under the National Security Act. Officers conducted searches at a separate Swindon address while transporting him to a London station.
- The defendant is scheduled to appear at Westminster Magistrates' Court on Thursday. Charges follow an investigation into alleged contact with agents linked to Russia's military intelligence services.
- Relations between Britain and Russia have deteriorated sharply since the 2022 invasion of Ukraine. Security Minister Dan Jarvis said, "Anyone attempting to undermine our security will feel the full force of the law.
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The man is also suspected of preparing an act of sabotage.
A 31-year-old British citizen, suspected of contacting a Russian military intelligence officer, was indicted under the UK National Security Act, announced a judicial source on Wednesday.
The authorities did not provide details on what kind of assistance or preparation for an act of sabotage was involved.
A citizen of Great Britain has been accused of collaborating with Russian military spies for sabotage that was to be carried out in that country, British prosecutors said today.
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cedarnews.netThe British Public Prosecution Service has charged a man accused of preparing a sabotage operation for Russia. He was reportedly approached by the GRU, the Russian military intelligence service. Details have not been released. The 31-year-old Briton was arrested on Friday by a London police anti-terrorism unit at a home in the English city of Swindon. Police conducted a search at another address in the city west of London. The man was released…
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