A Chinese language girl has been arrested in Leipzig on suspicion of passing data to Chinese language intelligence companies about Leipzig/Halle Airport, a key transportation hub for the German protection business.
German prosecutors stated 38-year-old Archie X had been working for an organization that supplied logistics providers on the airport.
Prosecutors stated she repeatedly despatched particulars about flights, passengers and army cargo shipments to a different individual working for Chinese language secret providers. The airport is taken into account an necessary middle for protection exports, particularly to Ukraine.
A second suspect, Jian G, was detained earlier this 12 months.
He served as an aide to a member of the European Parliament for Germany’s far-right Various for Germany get together.
Yaqi X was remanded in custody and her dwelling and office have been searched.
Prosecutors stated that between August 2023 and February 2024, she supplied Jane G with data on the transportation of army tools and personnel associated to an unnamed German arms firm.
German sources informed public broadcaster ARD that the protection firm concerned is Rheinmetall, Germany’s largest protection firm, which has been closely concerned in supplying weapons, armored autos and army tools to Ukraine.
Yaqi X’s case seems to be associated to an espionage case that occurred final April involving parliamentary aide Jen G.
Maximilian Krah, a member of the European Parliament for whom he served, dismissed Jan G from his place as aide. Police searched Klar’s workplaces in Brussels however there was no suggestion he was concerned.
Gian G allegedly spied on Chinese language dissidents in Germany and handed messages in regards to the European Parliament to Chinese language intelligence providers.
He had beforehand labored for dissident teams and obtained German citizenship after arriving in Germany in 2002.
