Pakete mit GPS-Trackern: Für Russland spioniert? Haftstrafe für „Wegwerf-Agenten“
Dass drei Ukrainer gemeinsam Pakete mit GPS-Sender von Deutschland in die Ukraine verschickt haben, ist unstrittig. Aber haben sie damit für Russland spioniert? Ein Gericht ist nicht völlig überzeugt.
Three Ukrainian men, aged 22, 25, and 30, have been acquitted of charges related to planning arson attacks in Germany by a Stuttgart court. The trio received instructions from a Russian intermediary in the Russian-occupied Mariupol to send packages containing car spare parts and GPS trackers from Switzerland. The younger men used local courier services in Konstanz and Cologne to dispatch the packages.
The court found insufficient evidence to support the claim that the men were attempting to sabotage transport routes or launch arson attacks. The packages, however, did contain GPS trackers, which raised suspicions about espionage. The case has raised concerns about the involvement of "throwaway agents" recruited through social media for targeted sabotage or damage. The incident has resurfaced concerns about potential hybrid attacks by foreign powers.
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