British man 'prepared to sabotage UK drone factory for Russia', court hears
Prosecutors say Joshua Cammidge shared drone factory locations and researched a Wi-Fi jamming device as part of a sabotage plan.
- On Thursday, 31-year-old Joshua Cammidge appeared at Westminster Magistrates charged with assisting a foreign intelligence service and planning sabotage against drone manufacturing sites in Swindon.
- Prosecutors allege Cammidge communicated with a representative of the GRU Volunteer Corps, a group controlled by Russia that the Government designated a national security threat in July for conducting hostile operations.
- Between March 27 and September 5, Cammidge allegedly exchanged 58 communications with a contact, providing Google Maps screenshots of four drone manufacturing sites and details on factory activity.
- District Judge Daniel Sternberg remanded Cammidge in custody, with the case moving to the Old Bailey on September 25; individuals convicted of assisting foreign intelligence groups face up to 14 years in prison.
- As a major UK hub for drone manufacturing, Swindon has faced heightened scrutiny, especially after Russian allies suggested last month the country could strike targets in Britain, including those within the town.
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British 'spy for Russia asked Swindon man to sabotage UK drone factory'
A British man made plans to sabotage a drone factory in Wiltshire on the instructions of a Russian intelligence operative, a court has heard. Joshua Cammidge, 31, is accused of conducting research on potential targets in his hometown of Swindon and offering the details to a representative of the GRU Volunteer Corps – a group banned by the British Government for being controlled by Russia’s military intelligence service. Prosecutors allege that C…
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Gazette & HeraldAlleged drone factory plotter 'in contact with Russian fighter from Wiltshire'
A Swindon man accused of preparing to sabotage a drone factory was allegedly in contact with another Wiltshire man fighting for Russia.
A 31-year-old man from Swindon, in southern England, has appeared in court in London on charges of passing information about British drone factories to people linked to Russian military intelligence. Joshua Cammidge was charged this week with two offences under the UK's National Security Act: assisting a foreign intelligence service and preparing to commit sabotage. According to the prosecution, Cammidge shared images from Google Maps, through w…
A British man is accused of possibly helping Russian intelligence agents and planning sabotage operations against drone factories.
A BRITISH man (31) has been accused of planning to sabotage a drone factory in England in collaboration with Russian military intelligence.
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