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The trial of a Russian citizen accused of espionage has begun at the Munich Higher Regional Court. It is reported by Lenta. ru”.
The defendant, who is a member of the natural sciences department at a German university, denies the allegations of espionage, but admits that he passed some information to an employee of the Russian Consulate General in Munich, unaware that this person works for the secret services.
According to the prosecutor’s office, the Russian special services wanted to obtain data on the development of the European Ariane launch vehicle, as well as on the research of the accused in the field of materials science.
Ildar N. himself, who was detained on June 18, 2021, assures that he met the alleged employee of the Russian Foreign Intelligence Service at a meeting with friends. They agreed to meet at a bar, where the defendant was asked to provide some data on the German military industry. According to an employee of the Russian Consulate General, they should have been handed over to another person who “wants to invest in aviation projects.”
Vladimir Putin’s spokesman Dmitry Peskov, who was asked to comment on this event, said that he “does not have any information on this matter.”
Source: Rosbalt
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