The Federal Public Prosecutor’s Office in Koblenz arrested a German official on suspicion of being a secret service agent for Russia.
As the authority in Karlsruhe introduced, the worker on the Federal Office for Equipment, Information Technology and Use of the Bundeswehr was arrested by BKA officers on Wednesday. His dwelling and office had been additionally searched. The accused is strongly suspected of getting labored for a international secret service.
From May of this yr, the person is claimed to have contacted the Russian Consulate General in Bonn and the Russian Embassy in Berlin a number of occasions “of his own accord” and provided to work collectively. In doing so, he transmitted info from his skilled exercise – “for the purpose of forwarding it to a Russian
intelligence service”.
The investigating choose of the Federal Court of Justice issued an arrest warrant in opposition to the accused. The investigations had been performed in shut cooperation with the Federal Office for the Military Counterintelligence Service and the Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution.
German arrested for alleged espionage for Russia
The federal prosecutor’s workplace in Koblenz arrested a German citizen on fees of espionage for a Russian secret service. As the authority in Karlsruhe introduced, the suspect is an worker of the Federal Office for Equipment, Information Technology and Use of the Bundeswehr. He is in custody.
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Source: www.nationalturk.com
