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Let's look a bit more at the undercover operation which ultimately led to David Smith's arrest 18 months ago. It was prompted by a letter Smith sent in November 2020 to a member of military staff at the Russian embassy in Berlin, which suggested ongoing contact. The letter ended up in the hands of police and security agents, triggering an investigation.
During the sting operation, Smith was offered the chance to obtain"highly sensitive information" about someone calledSmith was then approached bySmith was caught on camera talking to himself about Dmitry as he recorded his visit from CCTV, saying:"If he works at the embassy they will know him." Mr Justice Wall said these words suggested that Smith was going to provide the images to the Russians so they could investigate.
"I reject the idea he might simply have destroyed [the images]," he said."It was a concerted effort to get as much information relating to this visit as possible.
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