A former US embassy guard in Norway, in his late 20s, is accused of supplying information on embassy activities from March 2024 until his arrest on November 20. He allegedly received payments in euros and bitcoin. The charges claim he passed contact details of diplomats, embassy staff and their families, diplomatic licence-plate numbers, floor plans, security routines and a list of intelligence-service couriers. Prosecutors presented an email in which the man wrote he had "information that could be useful to you." The defendant acknowledges the facts but denies criminal liability and says he is not a spy. Conviction could bring up to 21 years' imprisonment.
The man, who is in his late 20s, is accused of having supplied information on embassy activities between March 2024 and November 20, the date of his arrest, according to the charge sheet. In return, he was paid in euros and bitcoin. He is accused of having supplied either the Russians or the Iranians -- or both -- with the contact details of diplomats, embassy staff and their families.
He is also accused of having supplied the diplomatic licence-plate numbers of vehicles used by the embassy. The charge sheet also alleges he handed over floor plans of the embassy, security routines and a list of couriers Norway's intelligence service used. On the first day of his trial, prosecutors presented evidence in the form of an email to the Russian embassy where the man wrote that he had "information that could be useful to you," public broadcaster NRK reported.
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