Russian 'spy' who worked for MI6 and met King Charles accused of sharing 'top secret military documents with Putin's henchmen'

A fugitive from Afghanistan accused of spying for Russia also worked for MI6, a court heard today.

The alleged spy was stripped of British citizenship in 2019 MI5 officers accused him of being a cop GRUthe Russian military intelligence.

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The British The government has argued that returning him to the country would pose a national security risk.

The suspect, identified only as C2, denies allegations that he was groomed to commit a Russian spy since he was a child.

He says he is neither a cop nor a risk to national security and has appealed the decision to strip him of his British citizenship.

C2 was awarded asylum in Britain in 2000, after claiming his family was threatened by the Mujahideen.

On his application he claimed that he had only lived there Afghanistan – omitting that he had lived in Russia for six years.

He had sent me and I sent him naked pictures of women

C2

C2 admitted to the court that he had lied about his asylum application, but insisted that this was done out of fear of deportation.

The court heard how the alleged spy had spent his childhood under the Soviet regime in Afghanistan before paying a smuggler to take him to Russia in 1994.

He then settled in Russia, studied the language and the country and even married a Russian citizen.

In 2000, after obtaining a fake Russian passport and a the Caribbean holiday package that is connected via Heathrowhe arrived in Great Britain.

Upon landing, he handed himself over to immigration officials and applied for asylum.

After being granted exceptional leave to stay, C2 claims that he started working for GCHQ, MI6the Department of Defenseand the Home office.

He is believed to have worked with two separate Prime Ministers, David Cameron And Gordon Brownand to have met members of the Royal family.

The court heard that in 2006 the alleged spy began working as a self-employed interpreter for various government agencies, including the courts, the Home Office and ultimately GCHQ.

In the same year, C2 claims to have been employed by GCHQ, the British government accused Russia of poisoning Alexander Litvinenko.

Litvinenko died shortly afterwards, and the British government responded by expelling Russian intelligence officers.

C2 claims he was rigorously searched before taking on this role, but the government denies this. They have denied confirming whether he ever worked in any of the security services.

In the late 2000s, C2 moved to Afghanistan to work for the British Foreign Office.

From diplomats to troops, from top to bottom, everyone was fishing for information and knowledge

C2

It was during this period that he met senior politicians and members of the royal family Prince Harry And Prince William.

C2 also claims that a member of ISI, the Pakistani intelligence agencies tried to recruit him while he was working for the State Department.

He claims: “I could tell he was looking for information, to find out which weapons we were using and which would be handed over to the Afghan government.”

After leaving his position at the State Department, C2 remained in Afghanistan, serving in a variety of jobs that required close contact with Russian officials.

Not only did the alleged spy visit Russia several times, but he also admitted in court that he passed on cash bribes to two Russian military members – who were later revealed to be GRU agents.

C2 also admitted to meeting with a Russian Foreign Ministry official.

He revealed that they often talked, saying: “He had me and I sent him naked pictures of women.”

He said it is common to pay intermediaries involved in deals. He described this as 'unofficial accounting'.

The alleged spy claims he never suspected any of his Russian contacts were Russian intelligence officers.

He told the court: “Afghanistan was at war. From diplomats to troops, from top to bottom, everyone was fishing for information and knowledge.”

C2 continued to work in Afghanistan until Kabul fell – during which time British security services began to question its relationship with Russia.

In court, C2's lawyer Robert Palmer KC argued that his client had endangered his life while working for the Foreign Office in Afghanistan.

Palmer denied that C2 posed a risk to national security, saying instead that he had a “track record of loyalty to Britain.”