Australia charges Russian-born married couple with espionage


  • World
  • Friday, 12 Jul 2024

SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia said on Friday it had arrested a Russian-born married couple on espionage charges, alleging the woman who was an information systems technician in the Australian Army sought to access defence material and send it to Russian officials.

The Australian Federal Police (AFP) said the couple, who hold Australian citizenship, worked to access material related to Australia's national security though no significant compromise had been identified yet.

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