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German man charged for spying at parliament for Russians
published : 25 Feb 2021 at 18:45 The German flag flys outside the Reichstag, the building which houses the Bundestag, the German lower house of parliament, in Berlin.
BERLIN - German prosecutors said Thursday they have filed spying charges against a man suspected of passing floorplans of parliament to Russian secret services, in a new case that risks further inflaming tensions between Berlin and Moscow.
The suspect, a German national named only as Jens F., worked for a company that was repeatedly contracted by the Bundestag to carry out regular checks on electric equipment across parliament premises.
German Man Charged for Spying at Bundestag for Russians Prosecutors Feb. 25, 2021 German intelligence services have repeatedly warned about spying attempts or cyberattacks launched by Russian hackers. David Gannon / AFP
German prosecutors said Thursday they have filed spying charges against a German man suspected of passing on data from parliament to Russian secret services.
The suspect, named only as Jens F., worked for a company that was contracted by the Bundestag to carry out regular checks on electric equipment in parliament. Against this background, the defendant had access to PDF files with the floor plans of parliamentary properties, said federal prosecutors.
A German electrician suspected of passing floor plans of the Bundestag to Russian spies was today charged with espionage by prosecutors in Berlin.
Further inflaming tensions with the Kremlin, the suspect, named only as Jens F., is accused of passing intelligence on the parliament building to the Russians for three years.
The German national was working for contractors who carry out checks on fire safety of electrical equipment throughout the parliamentary premises in the capital. If it has a plug, it gets a sticker from them, a source told Bild.
The German national was working for contractors who carry out checks on fire safety of electrical equipment throughout the Reichstag building where the Bundestag sits in Berlin
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