Germany arrests woman for passing defense info to China via EU lawmaker’s aide – POLITICO
by Csongor Körömi · POLITICOGerman authorities arrested a woman Tuesday, accusing her of passing information to Beijing's secret service through an agent working for a far-right lawmaker in the European Parliament.
The Federal Public Prosecutor's Office said Yaqi X. worked for a logistics company at Leipzig/Halle airport and repeatedly gave information about flights, cargo and passengers to an employee of the Chinese secret service — Jian G. — from mid-August 2023 until mid-February 2024.
"This included, in particular, information on the transportation of defense equipment and persons with connections to a German defense company," the statement from the prosecutor's office said.