Germany arrests spying suspects

Published date23 April 2024
Publication titleHuddersfield Daily Examiner
Prosecutors said that the three German citizens are accused of having acted for Chinese intelligence since some point before June 2022. They are also suspected of violating export laws

One of the suspects, identified only as Thomas R in line with German privacy laws, was allegedly an agent for an employee of China's Ministry of State Security and procured information in Germany on "militarily usable innovative technologies" for that person, federal prosecutors said in a statement.

To do that, prosecutors said, he used Herwig F and Ina F, a couple who...

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