A man with links to Russia has been accused of spying in the UK

A 64-year-old man was charged with aiding Russian intelligence services under Britain's National Security Act on Thursday, police said. Howard Michael Phillips was arrested in central London on May 16 and has since been detained, the Metropolitan Police said in a statement. He was charged on Thursday under Section 3 of the National Security Act “Assistance to Intelligence” Foreigner in this case “There Russia », the police notes. He is due to appear at Westminster Magistrates' Court in London later on Thursday.

As part of an investigation by counter-terrorism investigators, several searches took place. “This arrest has nothing to do with recent charges or investigations.” Carried out in application of the National Security Act, refers to the police. A spate of alleged espionage cases involving Moscow has followed one another in the UK in recent months. Five Bulgarians accused of spying for Russia were indicted in late March. They are innocent.

In late April, a 20-year-old British man was charged under the National Security Act, accused of organizing attacks against “Businesses related to Ukraine”. The United Kingdom also expelled the Russian security attaché at the Russian embassy in London earlier in May. “Declared Military Intelligence Officer”. In response, Moscow expelled the British security attache in Moscow.