BERLIN — An American man who labored at a U.S. navy facility in Germany and allegedly supplied to produce delicate info to China has been indicted on espionage fees, German prosecutors stated Monday.
The suspect, recognized solely as Martin D. consistent with German privateness guidelines, was arrested in Frankfurt in early November. In an indictment despatched to the state court docket in Koblenz earlier this month, he’s charged with having declared his willingness to have interaction in espionage for a overseas intelligence service, federal prosecutors stated.
The person labored between 2017 and early 2023 for a civilian contractor of the U.S. Protection Division, and labored at an unidentified U.S. navy facility in Germany from at the very least 2020 onward, prosecutors stated in an announcement.
He’s accused of contacting Chinese language authorities repeatedly in the summertime of 2024 and providing to offer delicate U.S. navy info for Chinese language intelligence.
German media have reported that the suspect apparently did not handle to switch any knowledge to Chinese language authorities earlier than his arrest.
The court docket in Koblenz will now must determine whether or not to ship the case to trial and, if that’s the case, when.
