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Man charged with assisting Russian intelligence
Prosecutors say Joshua Cammidge received instructions from a GRU-linked group and faces two National Security Act charges, including preparatory conduct.
- 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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welingelichtekringen.nlSWINDON (ANP) - British police have arrested a man suspected of collaborating with Russian intelligence services. He has been charged with, among other things, preparing a sabotage operation. The 31-year-old Joshua Cammidge, a British national, received, according to the a...
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