The suspected spy at the British embassy in Germany sent an envelope with the names and activities of British agents to a senior Russian general, according to the allegations. David Smith, 57, is accused of filming CCTV at the embassy, collecting “confidential” documents and making copies with the intention of leaking them to Russia. The guard at the embassy in Berlin is accused of writing a letter to General Sergei Chukhurov, a military escort at the Russian embassy in Germany, containing a crypt with sensitive details. Smith is accused of nine breaches of official secrecy law between October 2020 and August last year, and appeared in Westminster court on Thursday. Accompanied by two plainclothes guards, Smith pleaded not guilty to all nine charges as his case was sent to Old Bailey for trial by Chief Justice Paul Goldspring.
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Dressed in blue jeans and jeans and speaking in a Scottish accent, Smith confirmed his name and age before adding: “I do not have an address at the moment.” He used a hearing aid to monitor the proceedings and was remanded in custody pending a hearing in Old Bailey before Justice Sweeney on April 13. According to the allegations, Smith “tried to contact another person, ie you sent a letter to General Sergei Tsukhurov, the Russian military attaché based at the Russian Embassy in Berlin” between October and December 2020. A police van believed to contain David Smith leaves Westminster court / ΑΠ “This material contained details about the activities, identities, addresses and telephone numbers of various members of His Majesty’s Public Service,” Smith said, adding that Smith’s actions were “precautionary for the state”. He claims that he is “collecting material on the operation and arrangement of the British Embassy in Berlin” on the grounds that it would be “useful to an enemy, namely the Russian state”. Smith is accused of “collecting confidential material from the Secret Service on the activities of His Majesty the Government and the British Embassy in Berlin”, “making an unauthorized photocopy of documents” and being accused of twice making “CCTV video recordings” ” at the embassy. The security guard is accused of holding the SIM card package when he was told to destroy it. He was reportedly approached on August 9 last year by “a man believed to be a member of the Russian Military Intelligence Service (GRU)” when he allegedly “leaked information, specifically about the repairs of a building at the British Embassy in Berlin. “. He was extradited from Germany to the United Kingdom on Wednesday and was detained overnight before appearing in court today. He was first arrested in August last year, with a warrant from the UK’s Attorney General to prosecute in November. Smith denied eight counts of committing an act that harmed the security or interest of the state and a further charge of violating a provision of the regulations, all contrary to the Code of Official Secrets.
title: “David Smith British Embassy Guard Leaked Identities And Activities Of Uk Agents To Russian General " ShowToc: true date: “2022-12-18” author: “Robert Cater”
The suspected spy at the British embassy in Germany sent an envelope with the names and activities of British agents to a senior Russian general, according to the allegations. David Smith, 57, is accused of filming CCTV at the embassy, collecting “confidential” documents and making copies with the intention of leaking them to Russia. The guard at the embassy in Berlin is accused of writing a letter to General Sergei Chukhurov, a military escort at the Russian embassy in Germany, containing a crypt with sensitive details. Smith is accused of nine breaches of official secrecy law between October 2020 and August last year, and appeared in Westminster court on Thursday. Accompanied by two plainclothes guards, Smith pleaded not guilty to all nine charges as his case was sent to Old Bailey for trial by Chief Justice Paul Goldspring.
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Dressed in blue jeans and jeans and speaking in a Scottish accent, Smith confirmed his name and age before adding: “I do not have an address at the moment.” He used a hearing aid to monitor the proceedings and was remanded in custody pending a hearing in Old Bailey before Justice Sweeney on April 13. According to the allegations, Smith “tried to contact another person, ie you sent a letter to General Sergei Tsukhurov, the Russian military attaché based at the Russian Embassy in Berlin” between October and December 2020. A police van believed to contain David Smith leaves Westminster court / ΑΠ “This material contained details about the activities, identities, addresses and telephone numbers of various members of His Majesty’s Public Service,” Smith said, adding that Smith’s actions were “precautionary for the state”. He claims that he is “collecting material on the operation and arrangement of the British Embassy in Berlin” on the grounds that it would be “useful to an enemy, namely the Russian state”. Smith is accused of “collecting confidential material from the Secret Service on the activities of His Majesty the Government and the British Embassy in Berlin”, “making an unauthorized photocopy of documents” and being accused of twice making “CCTV video recordings” ” at the embassy. The security guard is accused of holding the SIM card package when he was told to destroy it. He was reportedly approached on August 9 last year by “a man believed to be a member of the Russian Military Intelligence Service (GRU)” when he allegedly “leaked information, specifically about the repairs of a building at the British Embassy in Berlin. “. He was extradited from Germany to the United Kingdom on Wednesday and was detained overnight before appearing in court today. He was first arrested in August last year, with a warrant from the UK’s Attorney General to prosecute in November. Smith denied eight counts of committing an act that harmed the security or interest of the state and a further charge of violating a provision of the regulations, all contrary to the Code of Official Secrets.
