this is germany s highest criminal court here in karlsruhe. it s where david s appeared this afternoon facing the german legal charge of engaging in intelligence agent activity. we know thejudge engaging in intelligence agent activity. we know the judge accepted the arrest warrant and remanded him in custody. he will not be granted bail. beyond that, perhaps predictably, this intelligence story is shrouded in mystery. german authorities are not telling us what happened inside the courtroom today. we don t know whether david s issued a plea or responded to the charge. similarly we are not being told where he is now being held and for how long. german law does not have a maximum pre trial detention period but this is of course a high profile case and presumably legal authorities will be keen to move the process swiftly along. they will now make further enquiries. david s will have access to a lawyer as german authorities seek to understand just how far this alleged case of british spying
mazar i sharif, an important city for afghanistan and afghan forces say they are fighting furiously to defend other major cities in this country. defend other ma or cities in this count . . ~ defend other ma or cities in this count . ., ~ ,, defend other ma or cities in this count . ., ~ ., ., , a 57 year old british man has been arrested in germany on suspicion of spying for russia. the man named only as david s worked at the british embassy in berlin and is accused of passing documents to russian intelligence in exchange for cash. 0ur security correspondent gordon corera has this report. a berlin spy case involving british secrets and russian spies. german prosecutors allege that the man, who worked here at the british embassy in berlin, passed on official documents in exchange for money. he is alleged to have been working for the russian intelligence service. their embassy is located not far away in berlin. the man, who worked as a security guard, was arrested yesterday in potsd