A former defence worker, who disclosed top secret details of a UK missile system, has been sentenced to four-and-a-half years.
Simon Finch dramatically changed his plea and admitted breaching the Official Secrets Act. The 50-year-old had worked at BAE Systems and QinetiQ which provide contracted services to the MoD.
He became disillusioned by British authorities after he reported being the victim of homophobic attacks in 2013. In 2018, he sent an email containing secret information to eight people, which he also claimed to have shared with "hostile" foreign states, the Old Bailey heard.
He had initially pleaded not guilty to two charges of breaching the Official Secrets Act and a charge of refusing to give authorities access codes to three
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