Germany indicts army reservist suspected of spying for Russia


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  • Friday, 01 Apr 2022

FILE PHOTO: Soldiers of the German armed forces Bundeswehr train for "Voluntary military service in homeland security" in Berlin, Germany, April 27, 2021. REUTERS/Michele Tantussi/File Photo

BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany has indicted a former officer in its reserve force on charges of spying for Russia, the Federal Public Prosecutor (GBA) said on Friday, in a case that may worsen relations strained by tensions over Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

As a deputy commander of a squad, Ralph G., whose family name cannot be fully disclosed under privacy laws, provided Russian agents with "numerous documents and information" about the German army from October 2014 until March 2020, German prosecutor Ines Peterson said in a statement.

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