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11/06/2012
Strabane Submariner Charged With Spying
A Strabane man has appeared in court accused of passing Royal Navy coding information to an enemy of the UK.
Submariner Edward Devenney, 29, was arrested in Plymouth, Devon and appeared via videolink at the Old Bailey this morning.
His full trial will take place on November 13 this year when it has been decided how much of the evidence will be heard in secret for reasons of national security.
It is alleged that Devenney collected information about 'crypto material' – programmes used to encrypt secret information - and passed the details, which might be useful to an enemy, to another person.
The security breach is alleged to have happened in January this year.
In March, a court heard Devenney first contacted the 'enemy' embassy of an unknown country in November last year, offering sensitive information.
The Daily Mail reported that he was caught following a sting operation by security services.
He is charged with two offences under the Official Secrets Act.
The first is collecting information for a purpose prejudicial to the safety or interests of the state between 18 November last year and 7 March this year, and the second is communicating information to another person.
For legal reasons no plea was taken at this morning's hearing.
Devenney's barrister previously indicated that he would plead not guilty, as the information involved was not secret information and was not of interest to an enemy.
The clause Devenney was charged under carries a maximum of 14 years in prison.
(NE)
Submariner Edward Devenney, 29, was arrested in Plymouth, Devon and appeared via videolink at the Old Bailey this morning.
His full trial will take place on November 13 this year when it has been decided how much of the evidence will be heard in secret for reasons of national security.
It is alleged that Devenney collected information about 'crypto material' – programmes used to encrypt secret information - and passed the details, which might be useful to an enemy, to another person.
The security breach is alleged to have happened in January this year.
In March, a court heard Devenney first contacted the 'enemy' embassy of an unknown country in November last year, offering sensitive information.
The Daily Mail reported that he was caught following a sting operation by security services.
He is charged with two offences under the Official Secrets Act.
The first is collecting information for a purpose prejudicial to the safety or interests of the state between 18 November last year and 7 March this year, and the second is communicating information to another person.
For legal reasons no plea was taken at this morning's hearing.
Devenney's barrister previously indicated that he would plead not guilty, as the information involved was not secret information and was not of interest to an enemy.
The clause Devenney was charged under carries a maximum of 14 years in prison.
(NE)
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