Overview
- Gill, 52, pleaded guilty on 26 September to eight counts of bribery for taking money to make pro‑Russian statements between December 2018 and July 2019.
- He is due to be sentenced in London today after arriving at the Old Bailey this morning.
- Counter Terrorism Command said its investigation found an elected MEP took payments to promote narratives beneficial to Russian interests.
- Officers stopped him at Manchester Airport in September 2021 under schedule three powers, seized devices, and matched WhatsApp messages to his speeches and media appearances, including 112 Ukraine.
- Investigators identified payments from Ukrainian figure Oleg Voloshyn, and a separate conspiracy charge that Gill denied will lie on file.