Australia charges Russian-Australian man with foreign interference

Australian police say they have charged a dual Russian and Australian national with attempting to engage in intentional foreign interference.

The man, 27, was arrested on Thursday after an investigation by the Counter Foreign Interference Taskforce and will appear in court in Brisbane, federal police said.

Federal police commissioner Krissy
Barrett will share more details with the media at 2pm local time (4pm NZT).

The crime of intentional foreign interference carries a penalty of 20 years’ imprisonment in Australia.

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