German prosecutors have arrested an officer of the military procurement agency on suspicion of passing secret information to Russian intelligence, the federal prosecutor's office said.
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    BERLIN, Aug 9 (Reuters) - German prosecutors have arrested an officer of the military procurement agency on suspicion of passing secret information to Russian intelligence, the federal prosecutor’s office said.

    “The Federal Prosecutor has arrested a German officer on suspicion of working for a foreign secret service,” wrote Justice Minister Marco Buschmann on social media platform X.

    On one occasion, the man handed over information obtained during the course of his work with the intention that it be passed to a Russian intelligence service, the federal prosecutor’s office said.

    He was arrested in Koblenz, the procurement agency’s seat in western Germany, and his home and workplace were searched, it added.

    In 2021, the agency struck deals for the purchase of Bundeswehr weapons and equipment with a total volume of 17.6 billion euros.

    In December, authorities arrested a German Foreign Intelligence Service (BND) employee they suspected of spying for Russia.

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