The National Security Act governs UK counter-espionage, with recent arrests and prosecutions under its provisions highlighting ongoing enforcement.
Joshua Cammidge, 31, has been charged with assisting a foreign intelligence service and planning sabotage after researching four drone manufacturing sites in Swindon. He has appeared in Westminster Magistrates’ Court and is remanded in custody as the case proceeds to Old Bailey.
Joshua Cammidge has been charged under the National Security Act for allegedly assisting a foreign intelligence service and planning or preparing acts of sabotage, following arrests in Swindon and a later detention. Proceedings are ongoing at Westminster Magistrates’ Court.
Authorities say a 42-year-old woman and a 60-year-old man have been arrested in London on suspicion of assisting a foreign intelligence service. Both have been released on bail until late October. The operation is not linked to earlier attacks targeting Jewish or Iranian sites in the capital this year.
A UK court has jailed a Border Force officer and a Hong Kong trade official for spying for China, marking the first prosecutions under the National Security Act in Britain. Wai and Yuen have been found guilty of assisting a foreign intelligence service and related misconduct, leaving dissidents and supporters distressed. Sentences are ten and eight years respectively.
Rashad Sultanov has been arrested in Cyprus as part of Britain’s first overseas National Security Act investigation into incidents at RAF Akrotiri, with extradition proceedings underway. He is alleged to have conducted hostile surveillance and shared information with the IRGC. Authorities emphasise that the act can be applied overseas to protect British bases.
A Manipuri guitarist, Vikram Singh, has died after a late-night assault in Delhi. Seven adults and a minor have been arrested. The incident has reignited concerns about discrimination against people from India's northeast. Police say the motive is under investigation.