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British man charged with preparing sabotage of UK drone factory for Russia

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Joshua Cammidge, 31, appeared at Westminster Magistrates' Court on Thursday charged with assisting a foreign intelligence service and preparing an act of sabotage on behalf of Russia. Prosecutors allege he passed details of four UK drone factories to a representative of the GRU Volunteer Corps and offered to carry out the sabotage himself, also researching signal-jamming equipment. The judge denied bail and remanded him in custody. The charges follow an investigation by Counter Terrorism Policing London under the National Security Act.

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Publication timeline

  1. · Sky News (outlet profile)

    Man charged with assisting Russian intelligence. A man has been charged with contacting Russian intelligence following an investigation by counter terrorism police.

  2. · The Independent (outlet profile)

    British national charged with assisting Russian intelligence services. Joshua Cammidge, 31, has been charged with National Security Act offences as part of an investigation led by Counter Terrorism Policing (CTP) London

  3. · GB News (outlet profile)

    Man charged under the National Security Act with assisting Russian intelligence services. A man charged under the National Security Act with assisting Russian intelligence services. Joshua Cammidge, a 31-year-old Britis…

  4. · Daily Express (outlet profile)

    Man, 31, charged with assisting the Russian intelligence services. He was arrested by Counter Terrorism Policing London officers

  5. · Daily Mail (outlet profile)

    British man, 31, is charged under the National Security Act with assisting Russian intelligence services. British national Joshua Cammidge, 31, was arrested under the National Security Act and has been charged with assi…

  6. · The Independent (outlet profile)

    Man, 31, accused of assisting Russian intelligence services

  7. · Sud Ouest (outlet profile)

    Royaume-Uni : un homme inculpé pour des liens présumés avec le renseignement militaire russe. Un Britannique de 31 ans est poursuivi pour avoir collaboré avec un agent lié au GRU dans le cadre d’une enquête sur des acti…

  8. · Al Jazeera (outlet profile)

    UK man charged with assisting Russian military spies in sabotage plot. Joshua Cammidge, 31, has been charged after alleged contact with a member of the GRU Volunteer Corps.

  9. · Ouest-France (outlet profile)

    Un Britannique, suspecté d’avoir échangé avec les renseignements militaires russes, a été inculpé. Joshua Cammidge, un Britannique de 31 ans, est soupçonné d’avoir contacté un agent des renseignements militaires russes.…

  10. · Le Parisien (outlet profile)

    « Une menace potentielle » : un Britannique de 31 ans inculpé pour des échanges présumés avec les renseignements russes

  11. · UOL (outlet profile)

    Britânico é acusado de manter contatos com inteligência militar russa. Um britânico de 31 anos, suspeito de manter contato com um agente da inteligência militar russa, foi formalmente acusado com base na lei de seguranç…

  12. · Sky News (outlet profile)

    British man 'prepared to sabotage UK drone factory for Russia', court hears. A British man was preparing to sabotage a UK drone factory on behalf of Russia, a court has heard.

  13. · The Independent (outlet profile)

    British man ‘prepared to sabotage UK drone factory for Russia’. Joshua Cammidge appeared at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on Thursday

  14. · Daily Mail (outlet profile)

    British man, 31, is accused of preparing to sabotage UK drone factory on behalf of Russia. A British man accused of preparing to sabotage a drone factory in the UK on behalf of Russia's intelligence services has been re…

  15. · Bloomberg (outlet profile)

    Man Accused of Giving UK Drone Sites to Russia Denied Bail. A British man charged with giving up details about drone manufacturing sites in England to a Russian intelligence unit and preparing to commit sabotage was den…

  16. · The Mirror (outlet profile)

    British man, 31, accused of preparing to sabotage UK drone factory for Russia. Joshua Cammidge has been charged with assisting a foreign intelligence service and intending to commit or engage in conduct to prepare an ac…

  17. · The Jerusalem Post (outlet profile)

    UK man charged with aiding Russian intelligence, planning drone factory sabotage. A UK man is accused of providing Russian intelligence with details of four drone factories and volunteering to sabotage them, as Britain…

  18. · Euronews (outlet profile)

    Brit accused of feeding Russian military intelligence details of UK drone factories. Prosecutors say the case also involves research into signal-jamming equipment and an offer to carry out the sabotage himself.

  19. · iNews (outlet profile)

    British ‘spy for Russia asked Swindon man to sabotage UK drone factory’. Prosecutors allege that Joshua Cammidge received instructions from Aiden Minnis, a British man fighting for Russia against Ukraine and believed to…

Factual core

  • A 31-year-old British man was charged in connection with alleged contacts with Russian intelligence.
  • Joshua Cammidge was charged with assisting Russian intelligence services.
  • The charges follow an investigation by Counter Terrorism Policing London.
  • The man was also charged with preparing to commit sabotage.
  • Joshua Cammidge appeared at Westminster Magistrates' Court on Thursday.
  • The charges are connected to Cammidge's alleged communication with a representative of the GRU Volunteer Corps, an organisation under the control of Russia's military intelligence service.

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