Australia charges couple for espionage

By Agence France-Presse

Jul 13, 2024 12:11 am

(UPDATE) SYDNEY, Australia — Australian police have charged a married Russian-born couple of accessing national security-related documents from the military.

The 40-year-old woman Kira Korolev and her 62-year-old husband Igor — both holders of Russian passports — had lived in Australia for more than 10 years and obtained citizenship, authorities said.

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