Disgruntled security guard David Ballantyne Smith, 58, faces up to 14 years in jail after admitting spying for Russia while working at the British Embassy in Berlin
Photographs of his living room subsequently published by the Mail Online displayed Russian memorabilia, including a flag.
In it, he gave information about the activities, identities, addresses and phone numbers of various British civil servants. On August 5 last year, he collected unauthorised photocopies of documents provided by a person known as Dmitry as well as SIM card packaging. An examination of his electronic devices revealed footage from the embassy and a draft letter to a Russian military attache dated May 14 2020.
Following a probe by British counter-terrorism police, a request was made for his extradition in November last year and he was brought back to the UK in April. His lawyer Matthew Ryder KC told the court that Smith's basis of plea differed from the prosecution case.
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