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Evening Standard
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Harry Stedman

Trial date set for former civil servant accused of lying about GCHQ role

A former civil servant has appeared in court charged with falsely claiming to be a GCHQ intelligence analyst, the Cabinet Office’s “Head of Western Balkans” and a National Crime Agency (NCA) chief of staff.

Ifthikhar Alam, 25, appeared at Southwark Crown Court on Thursday charged with three counts of fraud by false representation relating to job applications made between October 2021 and February this year.

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