BREAKING: Former British embassy security guard David Smith, who had an ‘ongoing relationship’ with Moscow and was caught passing secrets to Russia, has been jailed for more than 13 years.
Motivated by a hatred of the UK and a warped admiration of Vladimir Putin, the Scottish ex-serviceman began collecting classified documents in 2018.
Following his arrest, police found Smith’s stash of sensitive and secret documents, including correspondence to then Prime Minister Boris Johnson from ministers. Mr Justice Wall had dismissed Smith’s evidence, including his claim that he only wanted to embarrass the embassy. In a televised sentencing at the Old Bailey on Friday, Mr Justice Wall jailed ex-RAF serviceman Smith to 13 years and two months.
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.’
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