LONDON: A US Army officer arrested in Britain on suspicion of spying for Russia is expected to be charged there within days, and no information reached Moscow, a US official said on Thursday.
Lieutenant Colonel Brandon Tyner is likely to face British charges on Sunday or Monday, after which the intention is to prosecute him under the US military justice system, the official said. The official, who was not named, said no material had been passed to Russian hands.
British police arrested Tyner on Tuesday (November 10) on espionage grounds, in a case that has drawn attention because it involves a serving American officer on allied soil rather than the more familiar pattern of Russian nationals being charged in the UK. Tyner was a Human resources officer and was assigned to a NATO's Allied Rapid Reaction Corps at Imjin Barracks unit near Gloucester in England.
Dmitry Peskov, Kremlin spokesperson said that Russia has no connection to the arrested U.S. officer and that they have nothing to do with it on Wednesday, according to Russian news services.
(With inputs from media reports)