Germany Detains Army Employee Suspected of Spying for Iran
IsraelDefense
| 16/01/2019
Photo: AP
German federal prosecutors on Tuesday said a Bundeswehr employee had been detained on suspicion of spying for the Iranian intelligence service.
The suspect, identified only as 50-year-old Abdul Hamid S., worked as a “language expert and cultural adviser” for the German military, the federal prosecutor's office said on January 15.
“In this capacity, he is believed to have passed on information to an Iranian intelligence service," a statement said.
Der Spiegel reported that the suspect had access to sensitive information, including possible details of troop deployments in Afghanistan. It said he had worked for Iranian secret services for several years.
IsraelDefense
| 16/01/2019
Photo: AP
German federal prosecutors on Tuesday said a Bundeswehr employee had been detained on suspicion of spying for the Iranian intelligence service.
The suspect, identified only as 50-year-old Abdul Hamid S., worked as a “language expert and cultural adviser” for the German military, the federal prosecutor's office said on January 15.
“In this capacity, he is believed to have passed on information to an Iranian intelligence service," a statement said.
Der Spiegel reported that the suspect had access to sensitive information, including possible details of troop deployments in Afghanistan. It said he had worked for Iranian secret services for several years.
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