A senior member of the United States Army has been arrested in Great Britain under suspicion of cooperating with the Russian intelligence service.
The 41-year-old man was arrested Tuesday in the vicinity of Gloucester, in the western part of England, while currently being held at a London police station, British police announced.
He is suspected of violating nines 1 and 3 of the National Security Act, dealing with security or discovery of protected information as well as providing assistance to a foreign intelligence service. According to British police, doubts are linked to Russia.
The director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation ( The U.S. FBI, Kash Patel, who described it as important, stressing concerns about spying on the United States and their allies.
This important arrest involves allegations of spying, which is the greatest concern for the United States and our allies, Patel said.
Meanwhile, Brigadier General Sean Stinchon, commander of the American Army’s Counterdiscovery Command, said the case proves that domestic threats remain a real and continuous danger.
The alleged behavior of a high-ranking soldier entrusted with sensitive information is a clear reminder that domestic threats are real and consistent, Stinchon said.
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