The German Federal Prosecutor’s office issued a press release earlier today in relation to the charging of three individuals for alleged export control violations.
The three charged are German nationals named as Herwig F., Ina F. and Thomas R.
It is alleged that the three were working for or on behalf of a Chinese intelligence agency and that they worked to procure information in relation to technology with military application, including ship engines.
The defendants are also charged with the unlicensed export of a laser to china in breach of the EU’s Dual-Use Regulation.