Key facts
- Teddy Young, 24, a Royal Navy member, faces charges under the UK's National Security Act.
- Charges include obtaining protected information and preparing to disclose it to a foreign power.
- Young is scheduled to appear at Westminster Magistrates' Court.
- The charges are unrelated to the RAF Fairford airbase investigation.
British police announced on Thursday that a member of the Royal Navy has been charged under the National Security Act. The charges allege that the individual obtained protected information with the intent to disclose it to benefit a foreign power.
Teddy Young, 24, faces two offenses and was due to appear at London's Westminster Magistrates' Court later on Thursday. The police emphasized that these charges are not connected to a recent investigation involving an incident at RAF Fairford airbase.
Separately, a 31-year-old British man, Joshua Cammidge, was charged under the National Security Act for alleged contact with Russia's military intelligence agency, the GRU Volunteer Corps. He faces charges of assisting a foreign intelligence service and preparatory conduct, and was also due to appear at Westminster Magistrates' Court. Security Minister Dan Jarvis commented that police have taken action against a potential threat and thanked them for their work.