Germany arrests military officer suspected of spying for Russia.

German authorities arrested an officer of the military procurement agency on suspicion that he was passing sensitive information to Russia, the Bild newspaper reported[1] on Aug.

9, citing the Federal Public Prosecutor's Office. According to the report, Thomas H. had been in contact with the Russian Consulate in Bonn and the Russian Embassy in Berlin since 2023 on his own initiative. The suspect was employed by the Federal Office of Bundeswehr Equipment, Information Technology, and In-Service Support, responsible for developing and procuring defense technology.

"The Federal Public Prosecutor today arrested a German officer who is strongly suspected of having worked for a foreign secret service," German Justice Minister Marco Buschmann wrote[2] on Twitter. "Thank you to everyone who was involved. Vigilance remains the order of the day."

According to Bild, the authorities issued an arrest warrant against Thomas H. on July 27, after which he was brought before the investigating judge on Aug.

9. The suspected spy currently remains in custody and if convicted, faces up to 10 years in prison. On Dec.

22, the German authorities arrested[3] an employee of the Federal Intelligence Service (BND) for spying for Russia.

Poland detains Belarusian suspected of spying for Russia Polish security services detained already the sixteenth person suspected of taking part in a Russian espionage network, Polish Interior Minister Mariusz Kaminiski said on Aug.

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Martin Fornusek is a news editor at the Kyiv Independent. He has previously worked as a news content editor at the media company Newsmatics and is a contributor to Euromaidan Press.

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Martin studied at Masaryk University in Brno, Czechia, holding a bachelor's degree in security studies and history and a master's degree in conflict and democracy studies.

References

1. ^ reported (www.bild.de)
2. ^ wrote (twitter.com)
3. ^ arrested (www.reuters.com)
4. ^ Poland detains Belarusian suspected of spying for RussiaPolish security services detained already the sixteenth person suspected of taking part in a Russian espionage network, Polish Interior Minister Mariusz Kaminiski said on Aug.

   4. (kyivindependent.com)