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Ex-MI6 officer faces theft charge Ex-MI6 officer accused over leaks
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A former member of MI6 is due to appear in court charged with breaching the Official Secrets Act. A former member of MI6 was remanded in custody when he appeared in court charged with breaching the Official Secrets Act.
Daniel Houghton, 25, from north London, is accused of leaking electronic files with articles about intelligence-gathering methods. Daniel Houghton, 25, of Hoxton, north London, has been accused of leaking electronic files with articles about intelligence-gathering methods.
He is also charged with stealing MI5 files between September 2007 and May 2009. Mr Houghton was also charged with stealing MI5 files between September 2007 and May 2009.
Mr Houghton was arrested on Monday and is due before City of Westminster magistrates later. He will appear before City of Westminster magistrates on 11 March.
The charge sheet says that Mr Houghton is a former member of the British Secret Intelligence Service, or MI6, and that he had the files he disclosed through his position with the service. The charge sheet says Mr Houghton, who holds British and Dutch nationality, is a former member of the British Secret Intelligence Service, or MI6, and alleges he disclosed files he had through his position with the service.