Ralph G was allegedly passing info to Russian spy companies between 2014 and 2020.
An officer within the German military reserve has been charged with spying for allegedly passing info to Russian intelligence providers between 2014 and 2020, in response to federal prosecutors.
The person, known as Ralph G, is suspected of supplying info on the German army’s reserves, “civil defence”, the impact of sanctions levelled towards Moscow in 2014, and the Nord Stream 2 gasoline pipeline venture between Russia and Germany, the federal prosecutor’s workplace stated in an announcement on Friday.
The accused had been “in touch with a Russian intelligence service by means of varied folks since October 2014 on the newest”, prosecutors stated.
Till March 2020, the suspect is alleged to have handed these contacts “paperwork and data on quite a few events”, relating each to the military reserve and enterprise.
Alongside his function within the reserve, the suspect “belonged to a number of German enterprise committees” because of his civilian career.
He's additionally stated to have shared the “private information of excessive rating members of the Bundeswehr [the German army]” and figures from the enterprise world, “together with contact particulars”.
“In return for his providers, the accused acquired invites to occasions organised by the Russian authorities companies,” prosecutors stated.
The trial is to happen on the Dusseldorf Greater Regional Courtroom. The accused will not be in custody.
Earlier instances
Ralph G is the newest in a string of suspected Russian spies uncovered on German soil.
Russian scientist Ilnur Nagaev is at present standing trial accused of spying for Moscow whereas working at a German college.
Nagaev, who was stopped by authorities final 12 months, is accused of getting shared details about Europe’s Ariane house rocket programme with Russia’s overseas intelligence service SVR.
In October 2021, a German man was handed a two-year suspended sentence for passing on ground plans of parliament buildings to Russian secret providers whereas employed by a safety firm.
Final August, a former worker of the British embassy in Berlin was arrested on suspicion of getting handed on paperwork to Russian intelligence.
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