Berlin
\nA German man has been arrested for allegedly helping a foreign intelligence agency official pass on state secrets to Russia, authorities said Thursday.
\nLast month, the employee of Germany\u2019s BND agency, identified as Carsten L., was detained for allegedly passing information obtained in his work to Russian secret services.
\nAuthorities have revealed little information about the case but media reports suggest he had access to sensitive information obtained through BND wiretaps worldwide.
\nOn Sunday a second man, identified as Arthur E., was arrested as he arrived at Munich airport from the United States, the federal prosecutors\u2019 office said.
\nHe is accused of being complicit in treason by helping Carsten L. pass the information to Russia.
\n\u201cArthur E. took the information to Russia and handed it over to the intelligence service there,\u201d said a statement from prosecutors.
\nHe is not employed by the BND, it added.
\nProsecutors conducted their investigation in close cooperation with the BND and the FBI in the US.
\nBerlin previously described the case as \u201calarming,\u201d and it comes at a time of heightened concerns about Russian espionage in Europe in the wake of the Ukraine war.
\nIn November, a German man was handed a suspended sentence for passing information to Russian intelligence services while working as a reserve officer for the German army.
\nAnd in October, Germany\u2019s cybersecurity chief, Arne Schoenbohm, was sacked after a television satire show broadcast allegations that he had ties to Russian intelligence services.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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