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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Emily Pennink

Court hears of ‘potentially catastrophic’ impact of Berlin embassy spy

PA Media

Berlin spy David Smith cost the taxpayer some £820,000 and left his colleagues “angry and betrayed” after passing secrets to Russia, a court has heard.

On Thursday, prosecutor Alison Morgan KC read out a series of statements about the harm the 58-year-old security guard had caused.

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