A married couple accused of spying on Australia for Russia will remain behind bars after prosecutors asked for more time to translate information on electronic devices.
However, the defence for one of the accused said the lengthy adjournment may spark a bail application.
Kira Korolev, a 40-year-old Russian-born Australian Army private, and 62-year-old Igor Korolev, a self-employed labourer, were arrested in Brisbane in July.
Igor (left) and Kira Korolev are charged with preparing to carry out an act of espionage.
Police allege Ms Korolev travelled to Russia without declaring it to authorities while on long-term leave from the defence force in 2023 and coached her husband to access her official work account.
She is accused of guiding her husband on how to access specific information and send it to her private email account while in Russia.
The Korolevs were charged with one count each of preparing for an espionage offence and held in custody on remand.
The couple’s case was briefly mentioned in Brisbane Magistrates Court on Friday, with prosecutor Ellie McDonald asking for an adjournment until March 7 due to the size of evidence.
The Korolevs did not appear in court or via videolink.
McDonald said the first brief of evidence was disclosed this week which contained a large amount of material found on several devices in a foreign language and was being translated.
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