German official accused of spying for Russia

A authorities authoritative has been arrested successful Germany, accused of passing concealed accusation to Russia.

The antheral has been named lone arsenic Thomas H, successful enactment with German privateness rules.

He worked for an bureau dealing with subject instrumentality and accusation technology.

It is alleged helium went connected his ain inaugural to the Russian embassy successful Berlin, and besides to its consulate successful the metropolis of Bonn, wherever helium offered his services.

He was brought earlier a justice connected Wednesday and was detained, pending a trial.

"The national authoritative has arrested a German serviceman connected suspicion of moving for a overseas concealed service," wrote Justice Minister Marco Buschmann connected societal media level X, formerly known arsenic Twitter. "Vigilance is the bid of the day."

The antheral allegedly handed implicit accusation obtained during the people of his enactment with the volition that it beryllium passed to a Russian quality service, the national prosecutor's bureau said.

He was arrested successful Koblenz successful occidental Germany, and his location and workplace were searched, it added.

The apprehension came aft the home information agency, the BfV, warned successful June against the hazard of an "aggressive Russian espionage operation" arsenic Moscow wages its full-scale penetration of Ukraine.

This is not the archetypal lawsuit of its benignant since the Russian penetration successful February past year.

The man, named lone arsenic Arthur E, was thought to beryllium linked to a German overseas quality work (BND) worker who was arrested successful December for allegedly spying for Russia.