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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Emily Pennink

Embassy spy wanted to give employer ‘a bit of a slap’ over treatment, court told

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An ex-security guard has apologised for spying at the British Embassy in Berlin, saying he only wanted to give his employer “a bit of a slap”.

David Ballantyne Smith admitted taking photographs of classified documents at the embassy some four years before he was caught in a sting by fake Russian operatives in 2021.

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