Brisbane. Two alleged Russian spies have been arrested in Australia. One woman is a member of the Australian military.
In Australia became a Soldier and her husband were arrested and both charged espionage for Russia Accused According to investigators, both are in Russia born but Australian citizen. They must provide information from the Australian military acquired for transfer to Moscow. However, according to Australian police, “no significant threat” to Australian secrets has been identified.
Spy working as an information systems technician in the army
It is the first time that stricter laws on foreign interference have been introduced in the Australia introduced a decade ago, has been used to raise allegations of espionage. The 40-year-old woman, a soldier, and her 62-year-old husband are due to appear in court in Brisbane on Friday, both charged with “preparing to commit an offence of espionage”.
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Australian Federal Police Commissioner Reece Kershaw said the woman had worked as an information systems technician for several years. army worked and received a security clearance. He claimed that she secretly traveled to Russia while on vacation and then gave her husband instructions on how to access her work account and upload her material so that she could pass it on to Russian authorities.
According to police, they are still investigating whether the material reached Russian authorities.
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