British national accused of selling secrets Russia Although the claim is serious, he will not be extradited and returned to the country for trial.
According to sources, the UK’s “outdated” anti-espionage laws have been David Smith arrestedAt the age of 57, a security guard signed a contract with the Berlin Embassy. They said there is no point in bringing him home because the current legislation is too weak to deal with spies who violate British interests.
Although there is widespread concern about the activities of Russian espionage after the victims of the Salisbury nerve agent attack in March 2018, Smith’s case raises concerns that the United Kingdom cannot prosecute foreign agents Sergey and Yulia Skripal Stayed in the hospital for a few weeks.
However, the source added that the government’s Covid Delayed Anti-State Threat Act is correcting this situation, which means that foreign agents working in countries such as Russia must register when they start working in the UK. According to the US system, anyone who is employed on behalf of a foreign government, official or political party in the future must first notify the British authorities.
The source confirmed that Smith’s motive was ideology, not money.
They showed that he had a right-wing tendency, which prompted him to help Vladimir Putin’s Russia. Although he was paid for allegedly passing on sensitive documents related to British counter-terrorism operations, sources said the money was only an additional “bonus.”
Allegedly, Smith accepted bribes to pass information to the Russian intelligence services and was suspected of passing documents he obtained through work to processing personnel at least once.
According to the website Mirror, Smith attracted the attention of investigators after he did not pay by card or withdraw cash for an abnormally long time. Investigators from the German Federal Police and the prosecutor concluded that Smith used direct cash to pay his expenses.
Photos taken from his apartment in Potsdam last week seem to indicate that his relationship with the Kremlin has at least two Russian flags and dozens of military history books, some of which are in Russian.
