Three people were detained in the United Kingdom on suspicion of assisting Russian intelligence, Scotland Yard said in a statement, APA reports, citing TASS.
"Three people have been arrested in Essex as part of a Counter Terrorism Policing Investigation into suspected National Security Act offences, which is being led by the Met's Counter Terrorism Command," the statement reads.
According to it, a 41-year-old man and a 35-year-old woman were arrested at an address in Grays, Essex. A 46-year-old man was arrested at a separate address, also in the Grays area of Essex.
"All three were arrested on Wednesday, 17 September on suspicion of assisting a foreign intelligence service, contrary to section 3 of the National Security Act (NSA), 2023 and they were taken to a police station in London. The country to which the allegations relate is Russia," the statement noted.
"Officers carried out searches at the two addresses in Essex and all three people have since been released on police bail with conditions, while the investigation remains ongoing," the police noted
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