German police arrested three people this Monday (22) on suspicion of working with China's secret services and providing them with data on military technology, according to the Federal Public Ministry.
The main accused is a man from Bad Homburg, in central Germany, identified as Thomas R. According to the prosecutor's office, he was in contact with the Chinese spy agency MSS and had the help of a couple formed by Herwig and Inga F.
The other two suspects have a company in Düsseldorf, in the west of the country, through which contacts were established with German scientists and researchers. The company even had a cooperation contract with a university.
According to the Federal Public Ministry, the information provided to the Chinese would have to do with modern components that can be used in warship engines.
Furthermore, the accused acquired, on behalf of MSS, a special laser machine in Germany and exported it to China without authorization. The charges against the trio are espionage for a foreign power and violation of export law.
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