US EditionFormer Welsh Reform UK leader pleads guilty to bribery over pro-Russian statements
Nathan Gill admitted accepting cash payments to promote pro-Russian narratives in the European Parliament during 2018-2019, with sentencing set for November 21, 2025.
- Nathan Gill, former leader of Reform UK in Wales, pleaded guilty to eight bribery charges at the Old Bailey related to his time as a member of the European Parliament.
- Gill accepted money on at least eight occasions to make statements benefiting Russia regarding Ukraine.
- Gill was stopped at Manchester Airport in September 2021 under the Counter Terrorism and Border Security Act 2019, revealing the bribery allegations.
- Prosecutor Mark Heywood KC noted that the guilty pleas reflected the criminal activities, as Gill had previously denied a conspiracy charge.
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FORMER MEP Nathan Gill has admitted that he received money from a pro-Russian politician to make statements in the European Parliament and in the media that were in favor of Russia.
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In the United Kingdom, a trial is underway against former Member of the European Parliament Nathan Gill, who admitted guilt in eight counts of bribery for promoting pro-Russian narratives. Among the figures involved in the case is former MP from Opposition Platform – For Life Oleh Voloshyn, who according to investigators, financed Gill's activities, Reuters reports.
Nathan Gill pleaded guilty to eight counts of taking bribes in 2018-2019. He said he was engaged to make certain statements in exchange for money. Gill, a former member of the European Parliament from the BREXIT Party, has pleaded guilty to bribery charges related to statements in favor of Russia, according to reports by the BBC and other media in the UK. He served as an MEP from 2014 to 2020, first representing Wales for UKIP, and then from 201…
Reform UK former leader in Wales pleads guilty to bribery charges
The Reform UK party's former leader in Wales - Nathan Gill - has pleaded guilty to eight counts of bribery relating to pro-Russia statements he made in the European Parliament, as well as newspaper opinion pieces.
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