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Joshua Cammidge, 31, Charged With Aiding Russian Military Intelligence

Joshua Cammidge, 31, Charged With Aiding Russian Military Intelligence

Cammidge faces two National Security Act charges over contact with a Russian military intelligence proxy, his case reaching a London court Thursday.

  • Charged with violating National Security Act 2023 sections 3(1) and 18(1) for foreign contact.
  • CPS says he took instructions from a GRU Volunteer Corps contact tied to Russian military intelligence.
  • Counter Terrorism Policing London built the case; CPS charged him September 9, hearing set Thursday.

Why it matters: A hostile intelligence service no longer needs trained agents when ordinary citizens volunteer for the job.

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