MUNICH — A U.S. citizen suspected of offering intelligence about the American military to China has been arrested in Frankfurt, German authorities said Thursday.
Identified only as Martin D. under German privacy law, the federal prosecutors office said in a statement that the suspect “worked for the U.S. armed forces in Germany,” until recently.
Prosecutors added that, as some point this year, the suspect “contacted Chinese government agencies and offered to provide them with sensitive U.S. military information for forwarding to a Chinese intelligence service.” They did not say when the offer took place.
The suspect “obtained the information in question during his work with the U.S. armed forces,” prosecutors said, adding that investigators had searched his apartment.
It added that she gave the information to a second Chinese national, named as Jian G., who is being prosecuted separately.
Persons:
Martin D, “, ”, X, Jian G, Jian, Maximilian Krah
Organizations:
U.S, Prosecutors, Federal, of Justice
Locations:
MUNICH, China, Frankfurt, Germany, ”, Beijing, Leipzig, Halle, German