British embassy security guard admits handing over secrets to Russia
British embassy security guard admits handing over secrets to Russia
David Ballantyne Smith, 58, pleaded guilty to eight charges under the Official Secrets Act (Picture: Julia Quenzler/SWNS)
A disgruntled security guard has admitted spying for Russia while working at the British embassy in Berlin.
David Ballantyne Smith, 58, is said to have been driven by an intense hatred for his own country and wanted to live in Russia or Ukraine at the time he passed on secret…