LONDON, Nov 13 (Reuters) – A British Royal Navy submariner
admitted in court on Tuesday that he met two men he thought were
Russian agents to pass on military secrets, including the
sailing dates of British nuclear submarines.
Petty officer Edward Devenney, 30, from Northern Ireland,
pleaded guilty at the Old Bailey to a charge of misconduct in
public office, relating to the alleged theft of passwords and
computer programmes used to encrypt secret information.
He also admitted collecting information with a purpose
prejudicial to the interests of the state.
His denial of another charge of communicating such
information was accepted by the prosecution.
Devenney was arrested in the southwestern port of Plymouth
in March.
He was remanded in custody and will be sentenced on Dec. 12
when parts of the hearing will be held in secret.
