European regulators have detained a Chinese federal who is accused of giving information to a person who is suspected of spying for China in a big air transport hub, according to prosecutors in Berlin on Tuesday.
The girl, identified only as Yaqi X. in line with European privacy laws, was arrested in the eastern area of Leipzig on Monday, national prosecutors said in a statement. She is suspected of providing information on flights, transport, including military vehicles, and passengers for a Foreign intelligence services.
According to the prosecution, the assume works for a business that offers administrative services at locations like the Leipzig/Halle Airport. The aircraft is known primarily as a cargo hotspot, but it also handles both passengers and freight.
They allege that she regularly handed info to Jian Guo, a German national who assisted far-right European Parliament senator Maximilian Krah and was detained in April, between August 2023 and mid-February this season. That included, according to the prosecution, most information about the transportation of military equipment and people with connections to a European security organization, which they did not identify.
A judge on Monday ordered Yaqi X. held in custody pending a possible accusation, lawyers said. Her house and office were searched.
According to the prosecution, Guo is accused of working for a Foreign intelligence agency and of regularly sharing information about conversations and choices in the European Parliament. They assert that he also snooped on German dissenters from China.
In a separate incident in April, three Europeans were detained on suspicion of arranging to exchange information about technology with possible defense use and eavesdropping for China.
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