British embassy guard who spied for Russia jailed for 13 years

David Smith worked as a security guard at the British Embassy in Berlin, Germany for eight years, three of which he spent passing sensitive information to Russia. (Metropolitan Police via AFP)

A man who abused his position as a security guard at the British embassy in Berlin to pass sensitive information to Russia has been jailed for 13 years and two months.

David Smith was arrested in 2021 and charged under the Official Secrets Act for collecting and supplying classified information through 2020 and 2021.