Germany’s national charismatic agency said it arrested an American national who allegedly spied for China
ByThe Associated Press
November 7, 2024, 8:16 AM
BERLIN -- Germany’s national charismatic agency said it arrested an American national connected Thursday who allegedly spied for China.
The agency said that nan suspect, who was only identified arsenic Martin D., was arrested successful Frankfurt and that his location was being searched.
The accused, who until precocious worked for nan U.S. Armed Forces successful Germany, is powerfully suspected of having agreed to enactment arsenic an intelligence supplier for a overseas concealed service, nan connection said.
Earlier this year, he contacted Chinese authorities agencies and offered to transmit delicate accusation from nan U.S. subject to a Chinese intelligence service, according to an investigation by Germany’s home intelligence service.
He had obtained nan accusation successful mobility successful nan people of his activity successful nan U.S. army, nan prosecutor’s connection said, without giving immoderate further information.
German news agency dpa reported it appeared nan fishy had not managed to transportation immoderate information to Chinese authorities earlier nan arrest.
German investigators person exposed respective group suspected of spying for China this year.
Last month, German authorities arrested a Chinese nationalist accused of passing accusation connected a awesome aerial freight hub to a man who is suspected of spying for China.
And successful April, a man who worked for a salient German far-right lawmaker successful nan European Parliament was arrested connected suspicion of spying for China.
News of that apprehension came a time aft three Germans suspected of spying for China and arranging to transportation accusation connected exertion pinch imaginable subject uses were arrested successful a abstracted case.