Three people suspected of spying for China arrested in western Germany

Three Germans suspected of spying for the Chinese Ministry of State Security (MSS) were arrested on Monday April 22 in western Germany. The three suspects, identified as Herwig F., Ina F. and Thomas R., “are strongly suspected of having worked for a Chinese secret service from a date not exactly defined before June 2022”, according to the federal prosecutor’s office, responsible for espionage cases.

Arrested in Düsseldorf and Bad Homburg, in the west of the country, their homes and workplaces were searched. “Thomas R. worked as an agent for a member of the MSS in China, explains the prosecution. For him, he recovered information in Germany on innovative technologies that could be used for military purposes.” The couple Herwig F. and Ina F., who own a company in Düsseldorf, are suspected of having served as an intermediary for cooperation between people from the world of science and research.