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Cammidge was arrested last week by counterterrorism police, but
authorities didn't disclose details about what act of sabotage
he allegedly planned or intended to commit.
Security Minister Dan Jarvis said it was inappropriate to
comment on the specifics of the case, but that police had acted
against a potential threat.
“I know people will be concerned about recent incidents across
Europe, intended to sow fear, create disruption and undermine
support for Ukraine. They will not succeed," Jarvis said. “We’ll
continue to take whatever action is necessary to defend against
the range of threats we face from Russia.”
Cammidge was in contact with a suspected representative of the
GRU Volunteer Corps, a group controlled by Russia’s military
intelligence agency, prosecutors said.
The U.K. deemed the group a national security threat in July for
collecting foreign intelligence and conducting hostile covert
operations on behalf of Russian military spies.
Support for the GRU was banned under a new law intended to give
the government more powers to tackle proxy organizations
carrying out hostile activity on behalf of foreign states.
Supporters convicted of assisting the group face up to 14 years
in prison.
GRU has been blamed by U.K. authorities for hostile activities
against the country and allies that include the 2018 Salisbury
nerve agent attack and wider sabotage and intelligence
operations across Europe.
Cammidge is scheduled to appear Thursday in Westminster
Magistrates’ Court in London. He wasn’t immediately available
for comment.
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