US national in German court over China spying offer

A US citizen went on trial in Germany on Wednesday accused of offering sensitive information to China while he was working for a civilian contractor at a US military base.

The suspect, partially named as Martin D., worked for a US Defense Department contractor between 2017 and 2023, prosecutors told the court in the western city of Koblenz.

This included working at a US military base in Germany from at least 2020.

In 2024, the suspect allegedly "contacted Chinese government agencies several times and offered to pass on sensitive information from the US military to a Chinese intelligence service," prosecutors said when the suspect was charged.

Martin D. was arrested in Frankfurt in November 2024 and charged in August.

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