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Soldier accused of passing secrets LONDON (Reuters) - A British soldier has appeared in court accused of divulging secret information, newspapers reported on Thursday, with the Times saying the charges related to information on Afghanistan passed to Iran. The Daily Telegraph said Daniel James had communicated with a "foreign power" believed to be Iran. The newspaper, which did not give a source for its information, said it had learnt he acted as an interpreter for NATO's commander in Afghanistan, British General David Richards. The Daily Telegraph said James was of Iranian descent and spoke fluent Pashtun, the main language in Afghanistan. The Times said James, whom it described as a non-commissioned officer, was charged with passing secret information linked to the military campaign in Afghanistan to neighbouring Iran. The newspaper did not give a source. The Crown Prosecution Service was not immediately available for comment. The Defence Ministry was unable to comment, a spokesman said. The 44-year-old James appeared at a London magistrates court on Wednesday charged under the Official Secrets Act, the newspapers said. They said the full charge was that for a purpose prejudicial to the safety of the state, he "communicated to another person information calculated to be directly or indirectly useful to the enemy". Journalists were told to leave the court room for the majority of the hearing without learning further details due to the sensitive nature of the allegations, the newspapers said. After the closed hearing, Senior District Judge Timothy Workman was quoted as saying the prosecution had asked for a remand to obtain the attorney general's consent to go ahead with the case. James was remanded in custody for a week and there was no application for bail. British police said on Tuesday a man would appear in court on Wednesday charged under section 1 of the Official Secrets Act. This covers anyone who has been a member of the security and intelligence services or who is bound by the relevant provisions. (c) Reuters 2006. All rights reserved. Republication or redistribution of Reuters content, including by caching, framing or similar means, is expressly prohibited without the prior written consent of Reuters. Reuters and the Reuters sphere logo are registered trademarks and trademarks of the Reuters group of companies around the world. Last Updated: 21 December 2006 +++ -------------------------- Want to discuss this topic? Head on over to our discussion list, [EMAIL PROTECTED] -------------------------- Brooks Isoldi, editor [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.intellnet.org Post message: osint@yahoogroups.com Subscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] *** FAIR USE NOTICE. This message contains copyrighted material whose use has not been specifically authorized by the copyright owner. OSINT, as a part of The Intelligence Network, is making it available without profit to OSINT YahooGroups members who have expressed a prior interest in receiving the included information in their efforts to advance the understanding of intelligence and law enforcement organizations, their activities, methods, techniques, human rights, civil liberties, social justice and other intelligence related issues, for non-profit research and educational purposes only. We believe that this constitutes a 'fair use' of the copyrighted material as provided for in section 107 of the U.S. Copyright Law. If you wish to use this copyrighted material for purposes of your own that go beyond 'fair use,' you must obtain permission from the copyright owner. For more information go to: http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/17/107.shtml Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/osint/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/osint/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
