驻英美军高级军人涉嫌为俄罗斯从事间谍活动被捕：任职北约快速反应部队总部
英国伦敦警察厅11月10日通报，一名41岁的美国陆军军人当天在英格兰西部格洛斯特附近被反恐警察逮捕，涉嫌违反英国2023年《国家安全法》第1条与第3条，所涉指控与俄罗斯有关。此人被派驻在北约联合快速反应部队总部，美方称他是一名被委以敏感信息的高级军人。
伦敦警察厅说，这次逮捕是反恐警察与美国当局、美国军方和联邦调查局密切协作进行的。警方正搜查格洛斯特郡的两处地点。这名军人目前被关押在伦敦一处警察局，调查由伦敦反恐警察部门牵头。警方表示，这起案件与其他正在进行的反恐调查无关。按《国家安全法》，此类嫌疑人可被扣押最长14天而不必先提出指控。
警方没有公布这名军人的姓名。涉嫌的第1条罪名涉及获取或披露受保护信息，第3条罪名涉及协助外国情报机构。一名北约高级官员向美国有线电视新闻网证实，此人被派往以英国为首的北约联合快速反应部队，该部队总部设在格洛斯特附近 Innsworth 的 Imjin Barracks。一名美国官员说，他是一名野战级军官，也就是少校、中校或上校军衔的军官。
联邦调查局局长 Kash Patel 说，这次逮捕涉及间谍指控，对美国和盟友来说都是极为关切的事项。美国陆军反情报司令部司令 Sean Stinchon 准将说，被指控的行为出自一名被委以敏感信息的高级军人，这提醒人们，内部威胁真实存在、而且持续不断。
警方没有公布他涉嫌传递何种信息，也没有说明调查已进行多久。是否提出指控、何时提堂，都还没有公布。
Senior US Army Soldier Assigned to NATO Rapid Reaction Corps HQ Arrested in UK on Suspicion of Spying for Russia
A 41-year-old member of the U.S. Army was arrested near Gloucester in western England on Tuesday, November 10, on suspicion of offences under Sections 1 and 3 of Britain's National Security Act 2023, London's Metropolitan Police said. The allegations relate to Russia. The soldier was assigned to the headquarters of NATO's Allied Rapid Reaction Corps, and U.S. officials described him as a senior soldier entrusted with sensitive information.
The Metropolitan Police said the arrest was carried out by Counter Terrorism Policing working closely with U.S. authorities, the U.S. military and the FBI. Officers are searching two locations in Gloucestershire. The man is being held at a London police station, and the investigation is led by Counter Terrorism Policing London. Police said the case is not linked to any other ongoing counter-terrorism investigations. Under the National Security Act, such a suspect can be held for up to 14 days without charge.
Police did not release the man's name. A Section 1 offence concerns obtaining or disclosing protected information, and a Section 3 offence concerns assisting a foreign intelligence service. A senior NATO official told CNN the soldier was assigned to the Allied Rapid Reaction Corps, the British-led NATO corps headquartered at Imjin Barracks in Innsworth, near Gloucester. A U.S. official said he is a field-grade officer, a rank band covering majors, lieutenant colonels and colonels.
FBI Director Kash Patel said the arrest involves allegations of espionage, which he called a matter of the utmost concern to the United States and its allies. Brigadier General Sean Stinchon, commanding general of U.S. Army Counterintelligence Command, said the alleged conduct of a senior soldier entrusted with sensitive information is a sobering reminder that insider threats are real and persistent.
Police have not said what information the soldier is alleged to have passed, or how long the investigation has been running. No charges have been announced.
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