German EU lawmaker’s aide is arrested on suspicion of spying for China

BERLIN (AP) — A man who works for a German lawmaker in the European Parliament has been arrested on suspicion of spying for China, German prosecutors said Tuesday. The detention came less than 24 hours after three people were arrested for spying for China in a separate German case.

The suspect, identified only as Jian G. in line with German privacy rules, was arrested Monday in the eastern German city of Dresden, federal prosecutors said in a statement. They said that he has worked for a German lawmaker in the European Union’s legislature since 2019.

The statement didn’t specify which lawmaker employed him, but German news agency dpa reported, citing unidentified

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