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German national Jian G, who worked for AfD MEP Maximilian Krah, was arrested by Saxony State criminal police in Dresden and had his residences searched, the prosecutor’s office said early Tuesday. The aide was later suspended by the European Parliament, a spokesman for the body told CNN. Prosecutors said he passed on information about “negotiations and decisions in the European Parliament” to China in January. The far-right AfD party has nine seats in the European Parliament, and is competing alongside Germany’s traditional parties in the European elections in June. The Federal Prosecutor’s Office said the homes and workplace of the trio were searched in Düsseldorf and Bad Homburg.

Persons: Jian G, Maximilian Krah, ”, Jens Schlueter, Jian, “, Krah, Nancy Faeser, Thomas R, – Herwig, Ina F, –, Wang Wenbin Organizations: CNN, Prosecutors, International Trade, Security, Defence, Foreign Trade, Federal Prosecutor’s Office, Ministry of State Security, ” Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Crown Prosecution Service Locations: China, Europe, Saxony, Dresden, Germany, United States, Bad Homburg

☆ Germany Arrests 3 Suspected of Passing Secrets to China
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-22 | by ( Christopher F. Schuetze | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Three German citizens who are believed to have gathered sensitive naval data and obtained a high-powered laser on behalf of the Chinese security services were arrested on Monday, prosecutors said, underscoring the fragile nature of the relationship between the two countries. A man identified as Thomas R., in keeping with German privacy rules, acted as an “agent” for the Chinese Ministry of State Security, and engaged two others — a married couple identified as Herwig and Ina F. — who ran an engineering company in Düsseldorf, the authorities said. The arrests come at an awkward time for the German government: Chancellor Olaf Scholz recently spent three days in China as the countries signed several bilateral trade agreements, but Germany is also vigilant to the threat posed by China. “We are aware of the considerable danger posed by Chinese espionage to business, industry and science,” said Nancy Faeser, the German minister of the interior. “We are looking very closely at these risks and threats and have issued clear warnings and raised awareness so that protective measures are increased everywhere,” she added.

Persons: Thomas R, ”, Herwig, Ina F, —, Chancellor Olaf Scholz, Nancy Faeser Organizations: Chinese Ministry of State Security Locations: Düsseldorf, China, Germany

☆ Germany arrests three suspected of spying for China
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-22 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Three German nationals have been arrested on suspicion of working with the Chinese secret service to hand over technologies that could be used for military purposes, German prosecutors said on Monday. The suspects were identified as Herwig F. and Ina F, a married couple who run a company in Dusseldorf, and Thomas R., whom prosecutors described as an agent for an employee of China's Ministry of State Security (MSS). The Chinese contract partner was the MSS employee from whom Thomas R. received his orders, it added. The suspects also purchased a special laser from Germany on behalf of and with payment from the MSS and exported it to China without authorisation, according to the prosecutors. The Chinese embassy in Berlin did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

Persons: Herwig, Ina F, Thomas R, Olaf Scholz Organizations: China's Ministry of State Security, Russia Locations: Dusseldorf, Germany, China, Beijing, Europe, Berlin

CNN —Three people in Germany have been arrested under suspicion of spying for China, while two people have been charged in the United Kingdom for espionage offenses. “Allegations suggest the suspects have had ties to a Chinese secret service since before June 2022,” the German prosecutor’s office said in a statement. The couple are accused of buying and exporting a specialized laser to China without authorization, violating European Union regulations. Germany’s justice minister Marco Buschmann congratulated the prosecutor’s office in a post on social media platform X, writing that the arrests highlighted the need to stay vigilant. Separately in the UK, Britain’s Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) announced charges against two men who allegedly breached the UK’s Official Secrets Act on behalf of China.

Persons: Thomas R, Thomas, Herwig, Ina F, Marco Buschmann, Nick Price Organizations: CNN, Federal Prosecutor’s Office, Foreign Trade, Ministry of State Security, Britain’s, Prosecution Service, CPS, Terrorism, Crown Prosecution Service, Metropolitan Police, ’ Locations: Germany, China, United Kingdom, Westminster, London

☆ Вторая жизнь мозаичных остановок в Молдове
▼ + stars: | 2021-03-19 | by ( ) cenzura.md time to read: +1 min

Культура Вторая жизнь мозаичных остановок в Молдове // ФОТОВ Молдове усилиями примаров отдельных сёл появляются автобусные остановки, расписанные местными художниками, – сообщает Locals.mdНовые остановки, которые не переделывают из старых мозаичных, — вариант гораздо более приемлемый и гуманный по отношению к историческому архитектурному наследию прошлого. Напомним, что особую ценность в Молдове, представляют мозаичные остановки, выполенные искусными мастерами 70-80-х годов прошлого столетия – это отдельный шедевр и настоящее произведение искусства, некоторые из них вандализируют, заштукатуривая поверх, как, например, это произошло в Крокмазе. Мозаичные остановки — наследие, которое ценят в мире, но пока ещё не в Молдове. На создание книги-альбома о советских автобусных остановках (Soviet Bus Stops) Хервиг потратил 12 лет. Это уникальное издание является на настоящий момент наиболее значительной и разнообразной фотоколлекцией советских автобусных остановок.

Persons: – Locals.md, Christopher Herwig, Statiile Vietii, Кристофер Хервиг, Хервиг Locations: Молдова, Молдове, Крокмаз, Советский Союз

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