The prosecution said in a statement that the suspect, who was arrested Thursday in Frankfurt, in the west of the country, is highly suspected of having expressed his willingness to engage in secret agent activity, while security forces searched his apartment.
According to the statement, the person in question, referred to as Martin D., “until recently worked for the US Armed Forces in… Germany“.
The prosecution explained that “in 2024, he contacted Chinese government agencies and offered to transfer sensitive information to them US Army In preparation for her handover to a Chinese intelligence agency.”
She added, “He obtained the aforementioned information within the framework of his activities within the American armed forces,” according to what Agence France-Presse reported.
The statement stated that the suspect, about whom the prosecution did not provide additional details, would appear before a judge to decide on his pretrial detention, and the investigation was conducted in “close coordination” with the German intelligence services.
The German government announced at the beginning of October the adoption of measures aimed at strengthening security surveillance in response to the growing dangers of espionage in ministries and in anticipation of sabotage of strategic infrastructure.
The country witnessed an increase in suspected cases of espionage linked to Russia against the backdrop of the war in UkraineAnd also in China, coinciding with the deterioration of relations with Beijing.
In April, an aide to a far-right European MP was arrested Brussels.
He is suspected of spying on Chinese opponents in Germany, and sharing information about the European Parliament with a Chinese intelligence service.