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German law enforcement officers believe that the agent could be blackmailed to t...

Detained in Germany a double spy could transfer data on Ukraine - media

German law enforcement officers believe that the agent could be blackmailed to transmit secret information. Russia could receive secret information about the situation in Ukraine from a suspected espionage of a federal intelligence service of Germany (BND). About it reports Tagesschau. "After the arrest of the BND employee on suspicion of espionage, the extent of suspicion of issuing secrets become clearer. Karsten L. , among other things, handed Russia secret assessments of the situation in Ukraine.

In the security of the Security Service, they also say that they investigate the suspicion that the officer could be blackmailed," - said in the message. The Federal Prosecutor's Office and the Intelligence Service refused to comment on this information, referring to the secret of the investigation. The prosecutor's office accuses the BND employee of transferring the state secretary of Russia in 2022.

According to Justice Minister Mark Bushmann, it is an important blow to Russian espionage - if the accusation is true, the publication notes. According to German journalists, such recruitment of agents of foreign special services is considered to be the highest discipline of espionage, since it is not just to lure the already published agent. We will remind, on Wednesday, December 21, in Germany arrested an employee of the Federal Intelligence Service, who is suspected of espionage for Russia.

In the apartment and in the workplace of the accused and another person searches were conducted. Prosecutors suspect that the man in 2022 passed the information obtained during his professional activity, Russian intelligence. The information, in turn, was a state secret. We will remind, in September 2022 in the Czech Republic exposed an employee of the Foreign Ministry, who worked on the Russian Federation.