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Trial against BND employee for alleged Russian espionage begins

The trial for espionage allegedly paid for by Russia at the Federal Intelligence Service (BND) began at the Berlin Court of Appeal on Wednesday. The federal prosecution accuses the defendants Carsten L. and Arthur E. of two counts of aggravated treason. The BND employee L. and the self-employed...

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Start of trial in Berlin.aussiedlerbote.de
Start of trial in Berlin.aussiedlerbote.de

Trial against BND employee for alleged Russian espionage begins

L. is said to have provided the Russian domestic intelligence service FSB with several documents from the BND's inventory relating to a project for technical information gathering. E. is said to have photographed the documents and taken the data to Moscow, where he is said to have passed them on to the FSB. They are also alleged to have transmitted information to Moscow in another case.

The defendants allegedly received several hundred thousand euros each for their services. L. was arrested in December 2022, E. in January. Both are in custody. If convicted of treason in a particularly serious case, they could face life imprisonment.

The Berlin Court of Appeal scheduled 51 trial days until July. The trial began late on Wednesday due to the large crowd.

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  1. The federal prosecutor's office accused two BND employees, Carsten L. and Arthur E., of engaging in espionage on behalf of Russia.
  2. The alleged espionage activities involved providing documents to the FSB, Russia's domestic intelligence service, regarding a BND project for technical information gathering.
  3. According to the indictment, Carsten L. provided the documents, while Arthur E. is said to have photographed them and handed over the data in Moscow to the FSB.
  4. The BND employees are also alleged to have transmitted information to Moscow in another case.
  5. The defendants reportedly received several hundred thousand euros each as payment for their services.
  6. The trial against the two BND employees started in Berlin's Court of Appeal, with 51 trial days scheduled until July.
  7. Because of the large crowd, the trial began late on Wednesday.
  8. If convicted, the federal prosecutor's office is seeking life imprisonment in a particularly serious treason case versus Carsten L. and Arthur E., who remain in custody.

Source: www.stern.de

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