Germany arrests Russian scientist for 'spying' for Moscow

Germany arrests Russian scientist for 'spying' for Moscow

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A Russian scientist has been accused of passing sensitive information from a German university to Moscow in return for cash. (File Photo/Reuters)
BERLIN: German federal prosecutors said on Monday they had arrested a Russian scientist accused of passing sensitive information from a German university to Moscow in return for cash.
They said in a statement the suspect, identified only as Ilnur N., had been taken into custody on Friday on suspicion of "working for a Russian secret service since early October 2020 at the latest".
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