Police footage shows undercover operation leading to arrest of man convicted of trying to spy for Russia

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00:00What do you know about the Secretary of Defence for the United Kingdom?

00:30It may harm the defence if you do not mentally question, something you keep late for life in court, anything you do say may be given evidence.

00:36This arrest is necessary for interview to secure evidence and to prevent disappearance, alright?

00:42I understand.

00:43No, that's what I'm saying. So, for example, you may have somebody coming into another country, pretend Spain, I don't know, South America,

00:54can you go there, get a villa, a hotel, something, all in my name, like an English, British tourist, hire a car, do all this stuff,

01:05be at a certain place or a port or whatever, meet someone, take them wherever, make sure they've got food looked after,

01:13help them do what they need to do, take them back, make sure they're safe, clear and got, so I can do things like that.

01:22Here, for example, the same thing, scenario, pick someone up, take them wherever, look after them,

01:28make sure that they are accompanied or not, if they're on their own, but make sure that they're looked after

01:35and it stops them having to put their name to things, for example, hotel bookings, hiring cars, travel documents, whatever it may be.

01:47I feel that over many, many years, there's been a lot of discredit accorded towards Russia.

01:55And I think a lot of it is absolute rubbish.

02:00Maybe there's some elements of truth, but then none of us are without sin.

02:06We all, you know, whether it be Britain or America, we all do what we feel we have to do.

02:13And as I said, I feel that also we could work well together because I don't want to have to rely on having to go back to work.

02:25Now, if I am financially independent of the UK, then I don't have to be part of it in any way.

02:32I can act independently. I have to do something. I have to earn money. What can I do?

02:39And I came up with all the things I don't want to do.

02:44And then I was thinking about, funny enough, I was thinking about maybe I need to get away holiday.

02:50Then I thought about Moscow and all that. And it's just a thought process.

02:55And I suddenly thought, maybe I can offer services and I get what I want and you get what you want.