BUT former British embassy security guard in Berlin who accused of espionage for Russia will face Court at the Old Bailey next year.
David Smith, 57, allegedly dies secret information about the British government to military attache.
british, who lived in Potsdam in capital of Germany, accused of meeting information from the embassy and hand over to someone who he thought was a representative of The Russian state, as well as other alleged crimes, between October 2020 and August last year. Smith facing nine charges under the Official Secrets Act.
On Wednesday, Smith appeared before the Old Bailey via video link from Belmarsh security. jail. In a green shirt and blue jeans, he only spoke to confirm his name and date of preterm birth for it was set.
Mr Justice Sweeney said the court would take place from February 13 next year at the Old Bailey. It will be heard by a high court judge and will be accepted up up to four weeks. BUT plea and the hearing was set for July 29. After a brief hearing, Smith was taken into custody.
Smith was arrested by the German police. last August and was extradited to the UK earlier this month.
Charges Smith has faced include attempting to “communicate” through writing. with “Major General Sergei Chukhurov, Russian military attaché at the base out of Russian Embassy in Berlin
material he attempted to report allegedly “containing details of activities, identities, addresses and phone numbers of various members of Her Majesty’s Public Service.”
Smith allegedly committed ‘damaging’ actions safety and interest of state by collecting information classified as “secret» about «activities of Her Majesty government”.
He allegedly collected material in connection with the operation and layout of British embassy in Berlin”, with that information thought or intended to be “useful to the enemy, namely the Russian state”.
Smith also supposedly made unauthorized photocopies of documents and videos of embassy security camera system and “keep sim card packaging” he was asked to get rid of of.
