A serving member of the UK’s armed forces has been charged under the Official Secrets Act.
Thomas Newsome, 36, was arrested and detained on 18 April following an investigation by the Met’s Counter Terrorism Command.
He was charged on 21 April with offences contrary to section 2 and section 8 of the Official Secrets Act 1989.
Newsome has been remanded in police custody and is due to appear at Westminster Magistrates’ Court today.
