Worker at British embassy suspected of handing documents to Russian intelligence officials in return for cash
A pedestrian walks in front of the British embassy in Berlin, Germany, in this November 5 2013 file photo. Picture: REUTERS/FABRIZIO BENSCH
An investigating judge at the Federal Court of Justice later approved the arrest warrant “on suspicion of secret service agent activity”, meaning the man can be held in custody and the investigation can go ahead, the prosecutor’s office said. Russia’s Federal Security Service and Foreign Intelligence Service did not immediately reply to requests for comment. The Russian Embassy in Germany declined to comment on reports about the case to the Interfax news agency.
The man was arrested on Tuesday in Potsdam, just outside Berlin. He was employed as a local staff member at the embassy until his arrest, which was the result of a joint investigation by German and British authorities, the prosecutors said.
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