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Former MI5 Employee Sectioned After Insanity Verdict

4/15/2026

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  • Juan Joseph, a former MI5 employee, has been sectioned after a not guilty by insanity verdict for leaking information to a foreign power.
  • Experts at the Old Bailey diagnosed paranoid schizophrenia, saying he did not understand the seriousness of his actions.
  • He received an indefinite hospital order under the Mental Health Act, with release requiring Ministry of Justice approval, and the judge warned of future risk.