US EditionReform UK's former Wales leader Nathan Gill jailed for accepting pro-Russian bribes
Nathan Gill admitted to accepting over £40,000 in bribes from pro-Russian figures to promote Kremlin narratives in the European Parliament and Ukrainian media, court documents show.
- On Friday, November 20, Nathan Gill, former leader of Reform UK in Wales, was jailed at the Old Bailey for taking cash to promote pro‑Russian statements.
- Gill pleaded guilty earlier this year to eight counts of bribery related to payments between December 6 2018 and July 18 2019, with police estimating at least 40,000 pounds were received.
- Police seized his phone after he was stopped at Manchester Airport on September 13 2021, then searched his Llangefni, Anglesey home, uncovering WhatsApp messages with coded references like `5K` and `promised x-mas gifts`.
- Mrs Justice Cheema‑Grubb told the court the harm was `profound`, noting Gill compromised parliamentary integrity for financial gain, while Security Minister Dan Jarvis and Armed Forces Minister Al Carns condemned the betrayal and Reform UK called the acts `reprehensible, treasonous and unforgivable`.
- With Voloshyn linked to 112 Ukraine and believed to be in Russia, prosecutors said payments were directed by him, reflecting national‑security concerns.
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He received instructions with theses of his speeches from a former Ukrainian politician, deputy from the “OPZH” Oleg Voloshin.
First Case in UK History: UK Politician Jailed for Taking Bribes to Push Pro-Russian Narratives
Former Member of the European Parliament and ex-leader of Reform UK in Wales, Nathan Gill, has been sentenced to 10.5 years in prison for accepting bribes to deliver pro-Russian talking points, including during appearances on Ukrainian television, as reported by the BBC on November 21. The 52-year-old politician pleaded guilty to eight counts under the UK Bribery Act. London’s Central Criminal Court (the Old Bailey) handed down the verdict, ruli…
Former Reform UK leader in Wales gets decade-long jail sentence for accepting pro-Russia bribes
Nathan Gill, 52, had earlier admitted to 8 bribery charges covering period from Dec. 6, 2018, to July 18, 2019, when he was serving as member of European Parliament - Anadolu Ajansı
The British politician has received money to make pro-Russian statements. Nathan Gill was sentenced on Friday.
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