A Chinese woman has been arrested in Leipzig on suspicion of passing recommendation about Leipzig/Halle airport, which is employd as a key carry hub for the German defence industry, to Chinese inalertigence.
German prosecutors shelp that Yaqi X, 38, had been laboring for a company providing logistics services at the airport.
Prosecutors shelp she had repeatedly sent details on fairys, passengers and military cargo carry to another figure who labored for China’s secret services. The airport is think abouted an vital centre for defence send outs, particularly to Ukraine.
A second mistrust, Jian G, was arrested earlier this year.
He had labored as an helpe for a member of the European Parliament from Germany’s far-right AfD party.
Yaqi X was remanded in custody and her home and laborplace searched.
Between August 2023 and February 2024, prosecutors allege she had donaten Jian G recommendation on the carry of military supplyment and people joined to an unnamed German arms company.
German sources tbetter unveil widecaster ARD that the defence company joind was Rheinmelofty, Germany’s biggest defence firm which has been heavily joind in provideing Ukraine with arms, armoured vehicles and military supplyment.
Yaqi X’s case materializes to be joined to a secret agenting case that unfbettered last April involving parliamentary helpe Jian G.
The MEP he had labored for, Maximilian Krah, neglected Jian G as his aidant. Krah’s office in Brussels was searched by police, although there was no indication that he was joind.
Jian G was alleged to have spied on Chinese protesters in Germany as well as passing recommendation on the European Parliament to Chinese inalertigence.
He had previously labored for protester groups and had getn up German citizenship after coming to Germany in 2002.