Photo: Amelie Querfurth/AFPA Swiss MP has confirmed that the spy who was arrested in Germany last week was working for the Swiss federal intelligence service (FIS) at the time of his surveillance activities. On Friday German prosecutors said police had arrested a 54-year-old Swiss man identified only as Daniel M, who was suspected of espionage activities since early 2012. The FIS then put the Swiss agent on a counter-espionage mission to find out who ordered the purchase of the CDs. “On the back of his information, arrest warrants were issued for three German tax inspectors for alleged economic espionage,” said Eichenberger. Counter-espionage is part of the intelligence service’s remit and it was carried out within the law, she added.

Source: The Local May 04, 2017 07:52 UTC