UK Man Charged with Assisting Russian Intelligence
Howard Michael Phillips, a 64-year-old from Harlow, Essex, has been charged with assisting Russian intelligence after being arrested in central London. He is due in Westminster Magistrates' Court on Thursday. The National Security Act was used for the arrest, allowing detention without a warrant if there's reasonable suspicion of foreign threat involvement.
Howard Michael Phillips, a 64-year-old from Harlow, Essex, has been charged with assisting Russian intelligence after being arrested by UK counter-terror police in central London.
He is set to appear at Westminster Magistrates' Court on Thursday afternoon.
Searches have been conducted in Hertfordshire and Essex, though there is no threat to the public.
The arrest was made under the National Security Act, which allows detention without a warrant if there is reasonable suspicion of involvement in foreign power threat activity.
The Metropolitan Police stated this arrest is not connected to any other recent investigations under the Act.
He is set to appear at Westminster Magistrates' Court on Thursday afternoon.
Searches have been conducted in Hertfordshire and Essex, though there is no threat to the public.
The arrest was made under the National Security Act, which allows detention without a warrant if there is reasonable suspicion of involvement in foreign power threat activity.
The Metropolitan Police stated this arrest is not connected to any other recent investigations under the Act.