This is an archive article published on April 26, 2024
UK police charge five men with national security offences linked to Russia
British police said on Friday five men, including a British national, have been charged in relation to alleged hostile state activity intended to benefit Russia.
The CPS said the charges against Reeves and Paulauskas were linked to the investigation into Earl, English and Mensah. (Representational Image) British police said on Friday five men, including a British national, have been charged in relation to alleged hostile state activity intended to benefit Russia.
Dylan Earl, 20, appeared in a London court on Saturday charged with two offences under the National Security Act in relation to “activity likely to benefit Russia”, according to court records.
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Earl was also charged with arson in relation to a commercial premises in London. Two other men, Paul English, 60, and Nii Kojo Menash, 21, have also been charged with arson.
Britain’s Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) said in a statement that the arson charges related to “an arson attack on a Ukrainian-linked commercial property in March 2024”.
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