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| Royal Navy submariner admits Official Secrets Act breach | Royal Navy submariner admits Official Secrets Act breach |
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| A Royal Navy submariner has admitted breaching the Official Secrets Act by collecting classified coding programmes that could be useful to UK enemies. | A Royal Navy submariner has admitted breaching the Official Secrets Act by collecting classified coding programmes that could be useful to UK enemies. |
| Edward Devenney, 30, originally from County Tyrone, admitted gathering details of "crypto material" - programmes used to encrypt secret data. | Edward Devenney, 30, originally from County Tyrone, admitted gathering details of "crypto material" - programmes used to encrypt secret data. |
| The petty officer also admitted a charge of misconduct in a public office after he met two people he thought were Russian spies to discuss UK operations. | The petty officer also admitted a charge of misconduct in a public office after he met two people he thought were Russian spies to discuss UK operations. |
| He was arrested in Plymouth in March. | He was arrested in Plymouth in March. |
| Devenney was charged under the Official Secrets Act for collecting information for a purpose "prejudicial to the safety or interests of the state" between 18 November 2011 and 7 March 2012. | Devenney was charged under the Official Secrets Act for collecting information for a purpose "prejudicial to the safety or interests of the state" between 18 November 2011 and 7 March 2012. |
| He contacted a foreign embassy in an attempt to pass information to Russia, on the operation of HMS Trafalgar and two other nuclear submarines. | He contacted a foreign embassy in an attempt to pass information to Russia, on the operation of HMS Trafalgar and two other nuclear submarines. |
| Devenney denied a second charge under the act of communicating information to another person. This will not be pursued by prosecutors as no secret information was passed on. | Devenney denied a second charge under the act of communicating information to another person. This will not be pursued by prosecutors as no secret information was passed on. |
| He,mm admitted arranging to meet the people he thought were Russian secret agents - but in fact his meeting was with two British secret service agents. | |
| Devenney will be sentenced on 12 December at the Old Bailey, when parts of the hearing will be held in secret. | Devenney will be sentenced on 12 December at the Old Bailey, when parts of the hearing will be held in secret. |
| The judge, Mr Justice Saunders, told Devenney he would remain in custody until his sentencing. | The judge, Mr Justice Saunders, told Devenney he would remain in custody until his sentencing. |