BERLIN: German authorities have arrested a Chinese language nationwide accused of passing info on a significant air freight hub to a person who’s suspected of spying for China, prosecutors stated Tuesday.
The lady, recognized solely as Yaqi X. consistent with German privateness guidelines, was arrested within the jap metropolis of Leipzig on Monday, federal prosecutors stated in a press release.She is suspected of working for a Chinese language intelligence service, offering info on flights, freight together with army gear and passengers.
The suspect works for a corporation that gives logistical providers at websites together with the Leipzig/Halle Airport, prosecutors stated. The airport handles each passengers and freight however is thought principally as a cargo hub.
They alleged that, between August 2023 and mid-February this 12 months, she repeatedly handed info to Jian Guo — a German nationwide who was an aide to far-right European Parliament lawmaker Maximilian Krah and was arrested in April. That, prosecutors stated, included above all info on the transport of army gear and of individuals with connections to a German protection firm, which they did not determine.
A decide on Monday ordered Yaqi X. held in custody pending a attainable indictment, prosecutors stated. Her house and office have been searched.
Prosecutors have stated that Guo is accused of working for a Chinese language intelligence service and of repeatedly passing on info on negotiations and selections within the European Parliament. They allege that he additionally snooped on Chinese language dissidents in Germany.
In a separate case in April, three Germans have been arrested on suspicion of spying for China and arranging to switch info on expertise with potential army makes use of.
