that employee of The German foreign intelligence service was arrested on suspicion of betrayal for Allegedly it passes the state secrets To Russia, German prosecutors Thursday said.
The man is a German citizen who Identified only as Carsten L. in Line with German privacy rulesarrested in Berlin on Wed, federal prosecutors He said in Declaration.
The apartment and workplace of the employee of Federal Intelligence Service, or BND, and of someone else was searched, prosecutors He said.
“The accused is a suspect of Federal treason prosecutors” office He said. They said the suspect went through this year “information that he received in His professional activity “to the Russian intelligence service they did not specify.
that they added that information It was a “state secretAs defined by Germany criminal symbol, but did not go into detail.
The German Federal Intelligence Service (BND) has launched its internal investigation on behalf of soon As I learned of Possibility of Treason in its ranks, BND head Bruno Cal said. When these suspicions hardened upCall in federal prosecutors.
It was appreciated key Going forwardLike any detail of investigation that was made public could give the “opponent feature in “It intends to harm Germany,” he said.
We are dealing with Russia with An actor whose account we must reckon with with His cruelty and willingness to violence.”
On Thursday, the suspect was brought before a magistrate, who I ordered him detained in Nursery waiting a possible indictment prosecutors He said. investigation is underwayin close cooperation with They said that the BND.
