Czech authorities announced on Jan. 22 that an individual suspected of working for the Chinese intelligence agency had been detained under a newly enacted espionage law.
“On Saturday, January 17, in the early morning hours, a person suspected of affiliation with the Chinese intelligence service was detained by the Czech Police,” the Czech intelligence agency, the Security Information Service (BIS), said in a translation from Czech on the social media platform X.
The person had been formally charged with engaging in “unauthorized activity for a foreign power,” the BIS stated.
Officials did not disclose the individual’s identity or any personal details.
Czech police stated in an earlier social media statement that the operation was carried out in close collaboration with the BIS. They said the case is currently being handled by the High Public Prosecutor’s Office in Prague, which is expected to release further information….
Czech Police Detain Individual on Suspicion of Spying for China
