Officer of German of the armed forces was arrested earlier today for espionage for of Russiaannounced the Federal Prosecutor’s Office.
Thomas H. worked in the procurement office of the Bundeswehr’s Federal Service for Equipment, Information and Use, responsible for equipping the German forces, and is believed to have repeatedly contacted the Russian embassy in Berlin and the Russian Consulate General in Bonn as early as May – “on his own initiative» – and offered his cooperation. In this way, it is estimated that he handed over to the Russian side information to which he had access due to his position in the German armed forces. The ultimate goal was to pass on the information to the Russian intelligence services.
The investigations were carried out in close cooperation with the Federal Military Counterintelligence Service and the Federal Service for the Protection of the Constitution, and an arrest warrant was issued for the officer on July 27.
On August 9, Thomas H. was brought before the investigator and he is now in custody. The charges he faces, according to the Athens News Agency, carry a prison sentence of up to 10 years.
Source: News Beast
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