He was charged beneath the Nationwide Safety Act, which pertains to “aiding an intelligence company” of a international nation
A 64-year-old man was charged immediately beneath Britain's Nationwide Safety Act with aiding Russian intelligence providers, police mentioned.
Howard Michael Phillips was arrested on Could 16 in central London and has since been in custody, the Metropolitan Police mentioned in a press launch. He was charged immediately beneath Article 3 of the Nationwide Safety Act, which offers with “help to an intelligence company” of a international nation, on this case “Russia”, police mentioned. He’s anticipated to seem at Westminster Magistrates' Courtroom in London later immediately.
The case will not be linked to different indictments or investigations associated to violations of the Nationwide Safety Act, police mentioned. “This arrest is unrelated to the current indictment or investigations” carried out beneath the Nationwide Safety Act, police mentioned.
A number of instances of alleged espionage involving Moscow have come to gentle in current months in Britain. Fees had been introduced in late March towards 5 Bulgarians accused of spying for Russia. They declared themselves harmless. In late April, a 20-year-old Briton was charged beneath the Nationwide Safety Act after he was accused of organizing assaults towards “companies linked to Ukraine”.
In early Could, Britain expelled the navy attaché of the Russian embassy in London, describing him as an “undeclared navy intelligence officer”. In retaliation, Moscow expelled the British navy attache to Moscow.
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