A former BAE Systems software engineer who allegedly leaked top-secret details about a frontline missile system also ignored orders from police to hand over passwords to his electronic devices, a court has heard.
Simon Finch, of Swansea, is said by prosecutors to have emailed details of the unidentified missile system to nine separate addresses. He was charged with offences under the UK's Official Secrets Act as well as the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act (RIPA) last year, as we reported at the time.
Mark Heywood QC, prosecuting, told the Central Criminal Court in London: "Expert evaluation has concluded that the release of information of that kind, for example to a hostile adversary ..
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