Germany arrests Sudanese man for allegedly spying on dissidents
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From the AP...
German authorities have arrested a Sudanese man who allegedly spied on opposition supporters for his country's intelligence service, prosecutors said [on] Tuesday.
The 39-year-old, identified only as Acuil A., was arrested on Saturday in Berlin, the federal prosecutor's office said in a statement.
A federal-court judge then ordered him held in custody, pending possible charges of working as a secret-service agent.
Prosecutors alleged that, since at least July 2005, he had reported to the Sudanese intelligence service on the activities of Sudanese opposition supporters in Germany.
They did not say whether the man had responded to the accusations.
From Reuters...
German police have arrested a Sudanese man suspected of spying on Sudanese opposition groups in Germany for Khartoum's intelligence service, the federal prosecutor's office said on Tuesday.
The 39-year-old, identified as Acuil A., was arrested on Saturday in Berlin and is thought to have been spying on the groups since at least July 2005, the office said.
Investigations are continuing and no further information can be provided at this time, it added.
Police in Germany have arrested a Sudanese man on suspicion of spying on dissidents, prosecutors said [on] Tuesday.
The 39-year-old, whose name was not disclosed, was detained on Saturday in Berlin after the federal court in Karlsruhe issued an arrest warrant.
The suspect is accused of acting as a spy for the Sudanese intelligence service. His role was to report on the activities of Sudanese dissidents in Germany, prosecutors said.
From the BBC...
German authorities have arrested a Sudanese man on suspicion of spying on dissidents living abroad.
The 39-year-old is alleged to have given the Sudanese government information about opposition activists and dissidents living in Germany.
The man, whose name has not been given, was arrested on Saturday in Berlin, prosecutors told the AP news agency.
Under German law, anyone found guilty of espionage faces a jail term of up to five - and occasionally 10 - years.
German prosecutors say [that] the suspect had been spying on the activities of Sudanese government opponents abroad since 2005.
The suspect's response to the allegations against him are not known.
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