British embassy guard who spied for Russia jailed for 13 years | News24

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A man who passed highly sensitive information to the Russian state while working as a security guard at the British embassy in Berlin was on Friday jailed for 13 years and two months in a London court.

The court heard David Ballantyne Smith, 58, collected confidential information for more than three years, including"secret" government communications with then Prime Minister Boris Johnson and other sensitive documents.

Smith admitted to sending two letters containing sensitive information to individuals at the Russian embassy in Berlin, however Wall added:"I am sure that, at some point in 2020, you established regular contact with someone at the Russian embassy."Smith pleaded guilty in November to eight offences under the Official Secrets Act, including one charge relating to passing information to General Major Sergey Chukhrov, the Russian military attaché to Berlin, in November 2020.

Earlier this week, Smith told the court he is"disgusted with myself and ashamed of what I've done" and had started collecting confidential information during a dispute with colleagues and while suffering with depression.

 

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