The Federal Prosecutor’s office has filed charges against a 54-year-old Swiss. He is suspected to have North Rhine-Westphalia tax inspectors spied on.
Daniel M. was a suspect, at least from July 2011 to February 2015 on behalf of the Swiss secret service, the North Rhine-Westphalian financial administration and some of its employees spied on, said the Supreme prosecution authority. The Swiss was already on the 28. April was arrested and is now in custody. Negotiated the case to be before the state security Senate of the higher regional court in Frankfurt.
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The Swiss had received from his “intelligence guidance” the procurement, to obtain information about the functioning of the German tax authorities in connection with the purchase of the tax CDs, said the office of the attorney General. First of all, the man personal data about three NRW have procured the evasion of taxes. The Swiss authorities issued in consequence of a warrant against the men. In addition, the alleged spy had housed a “source” in the NRW-financial management. Their identity is still unclear, it said. German politicians called for a full investigation of the operations.
fab/HF (rtr, afp, dpa)