UK police involved in Berlin embassy spy case for ‘number of months’

Arrest of David Smith, 57, on suspicion of spying for Russia prompts calls for review of embassy contractors

Scotland Yard officers have been involved in the case of a British embassy employee arrested in Germany on suspicion of spying for Russia for “a number of months”, the Metropolitan police commissioner has said.

A 57-year-old British national, David Smith, was detained on Tuesday after a joint investigation by British and German authorities. He is understood not to be a diplomat but a private contractor working as a security guard at the Berlin embassy and therefore does not hold diplomatic immunity.

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Source: The Guardian