China summoned the German ambassador

According to the report of the international group Tasnim news agency, quoted by “Stern” weekly newspaper, after The arrest of four suspects in Germany on charges of espionage for China, the German ambassador in Beijing was summoned. German Ambassador Patricia Flor wrote on X on Thursday: He was summoned to the Foreign Ministry today.

It was “a very enlightening move,” but at least a good opportunity to explain a few things, she stressed. Was. Flor continued: We do not tolerate espionage in Germany.

Four German citizens were arrested at the beginning of the week on charges of spying for China. The case of the arrest of Jian Jie, an employee of Maximilian Kera, the top candidate of the far-right Alternative for Germany party for the European elections, is particularly prominent. According to the federal attorney general, Jian is accused of acting as an agent of a foreign secret service in a very serious case. The Chinese embassy in Germany recently rejected the accusations of espionage by German security officials against the country and He considered it an act to defame Beijing. The Chinese embassy said regarding the arrest of German nationals on charges of secret service and espionage for China: We ask the German side to drop the accusations of espionage for political manipulation of China’s image and Stop defaming this country.

The German Federal Prosecutor’s Office accuses one of the detainees of obtaining information about innovative technologies that could be used militarily on behalf of China. . It is said that he used a German couple for this purpose. All three suspects are accused of acting as secret service agents and violating the foreign trade law. The German Federal Prosecutor in Karlsruhe said: This case involves research projects that can be used to expand military power. The Chinese Navy will be useful.

The proceedings against the three suspects are based on the findings of the Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution. During these arrests, their homes and workplaces were searched. The criminal law provides for a fine or imprisonment of up to five years for the crime of acting as an agent of the secret service, and in certain cases, a prison sentence of up to ten years.

After that, German media reported that prosecutors Germany’s Federal Commissioner has arrested Jian Jie, an aide to the main candidate of the radical Alternative for Germany party for the European elections, on a similar charge. Kend and is said to live in Brussels and Dresden. Investigators believe that in this role he passed information on parliamentary operations to China’s Ministry of State Security (MSS). In particular, they accuse him of spying on members of the Chinese opposition in Germany.

In England, an employee of the British Parliament and an English scientist were accused of spying for China. The case relates to alleged offenses between the end of 2021 and February 2023 that were “designed to directly or indirectly benefit the enemy,” the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) said on Monday.

The men accused of spying for China, aged 29 and 32, are scheduled to appear in a London court on Friday. Media reports at the time said one of the two men was in contact with members of the ruling Conservative Party, including Security Minister Tom Stimhat, while working as a parliamentary research assistant Now, Esteemhat is said to have had only limited contact with the suspect, that too during his tenure as minister.

The case also caused diplomatic tensions in September. accused Beijing of “interference” in parliamentary democracy in light of the investigation. China reacted angrily and “vehemently” denied the spying allegations.

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