Nathan Gill, 51, appeared in a London court on Monday. He did not enter a plea to eight counts of bribery and one count of conspiracy to commit bribery.

Prosecutors say Gill, a former member of the European Union legislature who also led the Reform U.K. party in Wales, was tasked by former Ukrainian politician Oleg Voloshyn on at least eight occasions to make statements in return for money.

Prosecution lawyer Richard Link said Gill made statements in the European Parliament and in opinion pieces to news outlets which were “supportive of a particular narrative” which would “benefit Russia regarding events in Ukraine.”

The offenses are alleged to have taken place between 2018 and 2020. Gill was stopped at Manchester Airport on Sept. 13, 2021 under British counterterrorism laws, and after an investigation was charged last week.

  • @[email protected]
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    822 hours ago

    Oh look, Reform and being Russian assets.

    What a surprise.

    Every shithole town’s Facebook pages are being spammed by their stooges.

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    2 days ago

    Who would have thought that a Reform UK candidate would turn out to be a corrupt bastard?

              • @[email protected]OP
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                132 days ago

                In this day and age someone asking for proof of a statement isn’t something you should deride, because there’s too many lies flooding the world rn.

                • @[email protected]
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                  How do you think a person could prove secret bribes? They’re secret. They get uncovered all the time, but until they do, no one knows. That’s the whole point.

                  I think it’s naive of them to assume the best of a politician. The absence of a list of secret data does not make it an untrue opinion.

  • Psaldorn
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    252 days ago

    When does bribery by a foreign nation become treason?

    Asking for a friend with a rope

  • @iAvicenna
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    31 day ago

    shall we do the same for brexit while at it?

  • Riddick3001
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    132 days ago

    Good work UK. keep at it. Clean the house.