David Smith, 58, was sentenced at the Old Bailey after gathering material with a view to harming British interests
Later in his security kiosk, Smith was shown on covert film using a small camera to record about 45 seconds of CCTV capturing Dmitry’s visit saying: “If he works at the embassy they will know him.”
Police officers who arrested Smith found a stash of sensitive and secret documents, including correspondence to then-Prime Minister Boris Johnson from ministers. Smith’s spying could have harmed Britain’s international trade negotiations and came at a time the UK was “calling out” Russian actions, including amassing vast numbers of troops on the Ukraine border.
He had collected material since 2018 with a view to handing it over “at some stage”, the judge found.
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